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iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
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653 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.2B invested in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 269 increasing their positions, 222 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 54

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 269 | Existing positions reduced: 222

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.8B → $20.2B (+$2.33B)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 650 → 653 (+3)

1.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.39% → 66.3% (-1.1%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 84 → 78 (-6)

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.7M | Put options by funds: $89M

Holders
653
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
16.26%
Holding in Top 10
78
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
1.94%
New
71
Increased
269
Reduced
222
Closed
54
Calls
$22.7M
Puts
$89M
Net Calls
-$66.3M
Net Calls Change
-$26.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$777M
2
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$607M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$493M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$269M
5
BC
Brookfield Corp
Ontario, Canada
+$252M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TIAAOA
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
New York
-$450M
2
AIMU
Allianz Investment Management US
Minnesota
-$130M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$101M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$99M
5
MCM
MKP Capital Management
New York
-$96.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWM
651
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2K +$1.76K +15 New
PFO
652
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$2K +$2.11K +18 New
TFA
653
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
NDSI
654
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$310 -$49.3K -420 -14%
ED
655
Exane Derivatives
France
$118 -$705 -6 -86%
TIAAOA
656
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
New York
– -$450M -3,837,645 Closed
MCM
657
MKP Capital Management
New York
– -$96.6M -824,000 Closed
MSA
658
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$12.4M -105,669 Closed
NPGCU
659
Napier Park Global Capital (US)
New York
– -$11.7M -100,000 Closed
ARF
660
Akaloa Resource Foundation
Minnesota
– -$11.1M -94,528 Closed
SFA
661
Stewardship Financial Advisors
Georgia
– -$6.09M -51,999 Closed
EAM
662
Edge Asset Management
Washington
– -$5.86M -50,000 Closed
DS
663
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$5.57M -47,540 Closed
MACF
664
Margaret A Cargill Foundation
Minnesota
– -$3.88M -33,088 Closed
Fiera Capital (Canada)
665
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
– -$3.35M -28,592 Closed
PIM
666
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
– -$3.04M -25,907 Closed
MBT
667
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
– -$2.73M -23,258 Closed
VWA
668
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
– -$1.63M -13,901 Closed
SCM
669
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.39M -11,892 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
670
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$929K -7,907 Closed
PAS
671
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
– -$831K -7,090 Closed
AGM
672
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$648K -5,528 Closed
LPC
673
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
– -$586K -5,000 Closed
SAMC
674
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
– -$515K -4,397 Closed
WC
675
Wexford Capital
Florida
– -$459K -3,913 Closed
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LQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

653 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $20.2B — up 13% from $17.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new LQD positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 269 added to existing stakes and 222 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $777M. The largest seller was Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, exiting entirely with an estimated $450M sold.

  • 653 institutional investors held iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) as of Q1 2017, up from 650 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $20.2B of iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 54 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $777M added.
  • The largest iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, an estimated $450M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.