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iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

108 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.66B invested in iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 (+5)

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 12

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 18

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $2.66B (+$688M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 92108 (+16)

5.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.38%90.35% (+6%)

Holders
108
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
2.41%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+166.67%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
30
Increased
45
Reduced
18
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.63B +$356M +7,311,628 +28%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$212M +$151M +3,097,574 +255%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$123M +$4M +82,148 +3%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$85.5M +$40.8M +838,156 +93%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$65.7M -$15.7M -323,147 -19%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$63.6M +$8.03M +164,876 +15%
ST
7
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$62.6M +$61.9M +1,271,086 New
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$62.2M +$6.41M +131,577 +12%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$56M +$833K +17,101 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$37.7M -$48K -986 -0.1%
KeyBank National Association
11
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$24.2M -$6.14M -125,909 -20%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.2M +$672K +13,794 +3%
DWM
13
Destination Wealth Management
California
$20.1M -$7.13M -146,285 -26%
SMM
14
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$16.7M +$16.5M +339,030 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$13.5M -$985K -20,213 -7%
CI
16
CX Institutional
Indiana
$13.1M +$7.94M +162,895 +158%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$12.3M +$10.8M +222,431 +836%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$9.76M +$6.89M +141,331 +249%
WC
19
Whitney & Co
New York
$7.98M +$2.95M +60,482 +60%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.16M -$67.3K -1,382 -0.9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.15M +$5.18M +106,320 +273%
KCM
22
Karp Capital Management
California
$7.12M +$7.04M +144,575 New
DWA
23
Divergent Wealth Advisors
Utah
$7.09M -$15M -307,920 -68%
EPP
24
ETF Portfolio Partners
Kansas
$6.4M +$6.01M +123,372 +1,880%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
25
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.64M +$1.73M +35,595 +45%

IUSB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

108 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.66B — up 35% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new IUSB positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 108 institutional investors held iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) as of Q4 2018, up from 92 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.66B of iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.