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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
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$464M +$464M +9,454,483 New
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$139M +$117M +2,387,065 +531%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$72.2M +$1.79M +36,550 +3%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$66.3M +$19.3M +392,587 +41%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52.9M +$13.5M +274,856 +34%
ST
6
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$38.5M +$1.26M +25,691 +3%
DWA
7
Divergent Wealth Advisors
Utah
$28.6M +$505K +10,291 +2%
AEPG
8
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$28.3M +$415K +8,454 +1%
AI
9
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$27.7M +$396K +8,067 +1%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$27M
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23.5M +$10.8M +220,838 +86%
LF
12
Lee Financial
Texas
$21.9M +$4.85M +98,925 +28%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$16.6M -$6.14M -125,123 -27%
DWM
14
Destination Wealth Management
California
$16.4M +$16.4M +334,762 +132,317%
TPWA
15
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$12.2M +$1.28M +26,011 +12%
CBB
16
Citizens Business Bank
California
$12.1M +$5.73M +116,713 +90%
Mariner
17
Mariner
Kansas
$9.57M +$1.03M +21,035 +12%
UCFA
18
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$7.66M +$1.01M +20,579 +15%
BC
19
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$6.96M -$14.9K -304 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.76M -$240K -4,886 -3%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.63M +$209K +4,253 +3%
Jones Financial Companies
22
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$6.62M +$2.72M +55,494 +70%
SIAM
23
Sterling Investment Advisors (Missouri)
Missouri
$6.04M +$2.46M +50,102 +69%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.01M -$137K -2,802 -2%
PFM
25
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$5.65M +$82.3K +1,678 +1%

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.