iShares MBS ETF
294 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.86B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
58% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 33
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 278 → 294 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 22 (0)
10.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.16% → 74.16% (-10%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.66B → $6.86B (-$792M)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 109
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.94M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$60.5M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$54.9M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$47.4M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$31.5M |
| 5 |
KC
Kepos Capital
New York
|
+$24.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$790M |
| 2 |
SMA
Simply Money Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$38.3M |
| 3 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$23.1M |
| 4 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$17.2M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$15M |
MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
294 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $6.86B — down 10% from $7.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new MBB positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $60.5M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $790M.
- 294 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q4 2016, up from 278 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $6.86B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $60.5M added.
- The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $790M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.