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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

245 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.24B invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 51

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $2.24B (+$635M)

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1418 (+4)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 206245 (+39)

6.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.43%63.32% (+6.9%)

Holders
245
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+18.93%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
63
Increased
102
Reduced
51
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
1
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$745M +$509M +10,109,065 +217%
CSIA
2
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$176M -$3.1M -61,528 -2%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$122M +$10.2M +202,063 +9%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$90.1M +$8.13M +161,347 +10%
LTFS
5
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$79.3M -$462K -9,167 -0.6%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$70.3M +$15M +297,976 +27%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$54.3M -$3.4M -67,529 -6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$45.8M -$31.7M -629,024 -41%
SMM
9
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$45.3M -$8M -158,760 -15%
DWA
10
Divergent Wealth Advisors
Utah
$43.3M +$11.5M +227,338 +36%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35.8M -$5.43M -107,782 -13%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$35.7M +$6.64M +131,739 +23%
Mariner
13
Mariner
Kansas
$28.9M +$5.65M +112,208 +24%
LF
14
Lee Financial
Texas
$26.9M +$1.05M +20,792 +4%
ST
15
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$24.2M +$23.9M +475,210 +9,550%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$23.7M +$5.76M +114,387 +32%
TAIM
17
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$23.3M +$4.22M +83,712 +22%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.2M +$3.19M +63,395 +16%
CIP
19
Capital Insight Partners
Arizona
$23.2M +$23.2M +460,030 New
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$20.7M +$1.26M +24,995 +6%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
21
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$20.6M +$436K +8,652 +68%
DWM
22
Destination Wealth Management
California
$19.7M +$424K +8,422 +2%
EA
23
Evergreen Advisors
Tennessee
$16.8M -$856K -16,985 -5%
ONST
24
Old North State Trust
North Carolina
$15.9M +$2.36M +46,767 +17%
AWC
25
Abundance Wealth Counselors
Pennsylvania
$15.2M +$3.14M +62,254 +26%

ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

245 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.24B — up 40% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new ISTB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 102 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $509M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $31.7M.

  • 245 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q4 2019, up from 206 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.24B of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $509M added.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $31.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.