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iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $715M invested in iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

240% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 5

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 9

40% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3042 (+12)

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $522M → $715M (+$192M)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.36%91.14% (+0.79%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
13
Reduced
9
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
1
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$612M +$169M +3,322,707 +38%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.7M +$23M +451,512 +2,246%
KeyBank National Association
3
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$15.7M +$4.45M +87,459 +39%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.5M +$5.38M +105,870 +74%
NIA
5
Northstar Investment Advisors
Colorado
$6.66M +$388K +7,627 +6%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$6.51M +$6.58M +129,416 New
CI
7
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$6.04M +$6.11M +120,100 New
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.73M +$2.38M +46,870 +70%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.42M +$1.16M +22,769 +27%
HWP
10
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$2.7M -$464K -9,122 -15%
NA
11
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.22M -$86.8K -1,707 -4%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.59M +$1.61M +31,705 New
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.54M +$1.3M +25,554 +503%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$1.51M -$791K -15,562 -34%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.48M +$1.5M +29,441 New
AII
16
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$1.41M +$1.43M +28,137 New
SI
17
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.31M +$491K +9,656 +59%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$703K +$52.1K +1,025 +8%
SE
19
Summit Equities
New Jersey
$684K +$337K +6,619 +95%
RCAG
20
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$633K +$641K +12,597 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$556K +$47.4K +932 +9%
HCM
22
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$515K
BAAM
23
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$490K +$495K +9,740 New
BWA
24
BlueSky Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$468K +$474K +9,311 New
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$407K -$15.6K -306 -4%

IUSB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

42 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $715M — up 37% from $522M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new IUSB positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $169M. The largest seller was Agilis Partners, cutting an estimated $6.43M.

  • 42 institutional investors held iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) as of Q4 2016, up from 30 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $715M of iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $169M added.
  • The largest iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Agilis Partners, an estimated $6.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.