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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $185M invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 9

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3741 (+4)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $168M → $185M (+$17M)

12.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 131.8%118.88% (-13%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
19
Reduced
9
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UCFA
1
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$62.3M +$2.57M +51,218 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$61.8M +$2.68M +53,294 +5%
LTFS
3
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$20.8M +$9.32M +185,450 +82%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.02M +$1.15M +22,962 +17%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.23M -$143K -2,848 -3%
PFM
6
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$3.3M +$1M +19,940 +44%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.17M -$2.51K -50 -0.1%
NRECA
8
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Virginia
$2.99M
NIC
9
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$2.85M -$35.2K -700 -1%
SIAM
10
Sterling Investment Advisors (Missouri)
Missouri
$2.79M -$36.6K -728 -1%
HB
11
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$2.56M -$1.31M -26,132 -34%
RCAG
12
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$1.7M +$270K +5,380 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.25M +$468K +9,314 +60%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$711K +$358K +7,124 +102%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$708K +$705K +14,040 New
BCI
16
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$630K +$299K +5,958 +91%
Mariner
17
Mariner
Kansas
$614K +$337K +6,710 +123%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$587K +$464K +9,230 +383%
SPC
19
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$520K +$121K +2,406 +30%
CW
20
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
$505K -$274K -5,458 -35%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$488K +$486K +9,668 New
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$429K +$83K +1,652 +24%
TCM
23
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$386K +$88.5K +1,762 +24%
MA
24
Menlo Advisors
California
$252K
IC
25
Iconiq Capital
California
$250K +$249K +4,950 New

ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

41 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $185M — up 10% from $168M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new ISTB positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, adding an estimated $9.32M. The largest seller was Jefferies Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.41M sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q1 2015, up from 37 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $185M of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $9.32M added.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Jefferies Group, an estimated $1.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.