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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

103 hedge funds and large institutions have $317M invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 31

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $317M (+$26.7M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103103 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

2.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.26%27.89% (-2.4%)

Holders
103
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
38
Reduced
31
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.4M -$471K -9,365 -1%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$34.5M -$1.15M -22,929 -3%
LTFS
3
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$25.6M +$3.47M +69,092 +16%
DWM
4
Destination Wealth Management
California
$17.4M +$3.46M +68,770 +25%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16.6M +$12.5M +248,204 +300%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.1M +$3.2M +63,687 +40%
LF
7
Lee Financial
Texas
$10.9M +$2.43M +48,229 +29%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$10.8M -$1.04M -20,743 -9%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$9.66M +$682K +13,560 +8%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.56M -$4.96M -98,634 -34%
NIA
11
Northstar Investment Advisors
Colorado
$8.9M +$1.46M +28,971 +32%
RCAG
12
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$7.53M +$1.1M +21,952 +17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.88M +$453K +9,004 +7%
UCFA
14
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$6.63M -$909K -18,076 -12%
Mariner
15
Mariner
Kansas
$6.25M +$460K +9,146 +8%
PFM
16
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$6.13M +$2.18M +43,431 +55%
CBB
17
Citizens Business Bank
California
$6.08M -$46.8K -930 -0.8%
SPC
18
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$5.98M -$1.6M -31,774 -21%
MML Investors Services
19
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$5.16M +$1.67M +33,276 +48%
CCM
20
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$4.54M -$491K -9,764 -10%
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.27M -$1.8M -35,804 -30%
LNC
22
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$4.21M +$222K +4,412 +6%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.68M -$371K -7,370 -9%
VF
24
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.18M +$3.18M +63,312 New
SIAM
25
Sterling Investment Advisors (Missouri)
Missouri
$3.15M +$404K +8,035 +15%

ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

103 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $317M — up 9.2% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new ISTB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $4.96M.

  • 103 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $317M of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q3 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $4.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.