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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

149 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 37

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 15

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.23B (+$204M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141149 (+8)

3.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.35%58.58% (+3.2%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.67%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
24
Increased
65
Reduced
37
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IF
126
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$39K -$6.72K -137 -15%
RWP
127
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$38K
VIA
128
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$31K +$31.1K +633 New
BWL
129
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$30K
GTAM
130
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$29K
CFG
131
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$27K
BWM
132
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$26K +$26K +529 New
AIM
133
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$25K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
134
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$24K +$24.4K +498 New
FCMT
135
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$19K +$4.91K +100 +36%
AA
136
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$18K
PA
137
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K +$736 +15 +4%
QCIG
138
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$17K +$16.7K +340 New
FANJ
139
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$14K +$1.28K +26 +10%
AIA
140
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$12K +$1.96K +40 +20%
CMBA
141
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$10K
BFC
142
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$9K +$7.9K +161 +1,150%
TC
143
Trilogy Capital
California
$9K +$8.64K +176 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
144
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5K
AWM
145
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$5K +$49 +1 +1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
146
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$5K +$5.3K +108 New
BFEC
147
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2K
WAM
148
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$2K
MA
149
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$1K
WI
150
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$12.7M -257,542 Closed

ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

149 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.23B — up 20% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new ISTB positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $464M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.7M sold.

  • 149 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q2 2018, up from 141 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.23B of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $464M added.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q2 2018 was WBI Investments, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.