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iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

22 hedge funds and large institutions have $450M invested in iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 1

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 4

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1722 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

11.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 199.64%187.84% (-12%)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $658M → $450M (-$209M)

Holders
22
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+29.41%
% of All Funds
0.59%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
9
Reduced
4
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
1
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$398M -$246M -4,899,328 -39%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$14.5M +$8.89M +177,302 +166%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$14M +$5.64M +112,572 +69%
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$8.8M +$7.17M +143,020 +477%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.07M -$1.88M -37,550 -38%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.86M -$220K -4,396 -7%
HWP
7
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$2.78M -$567K -11,308 -17%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$2.44M +$1.66M +33,076 +222%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$632K +$227K +4,520 +57%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$527K +$437K +8,720 +534%
HCM
11
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$522K +$12.5K +250 +3%
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$392K +$166K +3,304 +75%
VF
13
Virtu Financial
New York
$321K +$316K +6,300 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
14
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$229K +$226K +4,500 New
SPC
15
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$221K +$217K +4,330 New
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$213K +$210K +4,190 New
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$91K +$77.2K +1,540 +616%
WA
18
WFG Advisors
Texas
$46K +$45.1K +900 New
MFS
19
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$32K
IA
20
IFP Advisors
Florida
$16K +$31.1K +620 New
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$7K
ACS
22
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
-$1K -12 Closed

IUSB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

22 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $450M — down 32% from $658M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new IUSB positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $8.89M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $246M.

  • 22 institutional investors held iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) as of Q1 2016, up from 17 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $450M of iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.89M added.
  • The largest iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $246M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.