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iShares MBS ETF
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260 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.12B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 22

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 85

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244 → 260 (+16)

2.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.92% → 87.12% (+2.2%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.3B → $7.12B (-$180M)

12% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 30 (-4)

Holders
260
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
6.82%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.76%
% of All Funds
0.79%
New
40
Increased
95
Reduced
85
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$320M
2
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
+$57.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$28.3M
4
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$27.6M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$26.7M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$97.7M
2
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$73.3M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$54.9M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$41.4M
5
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$39.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
276
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
– -$70K -638 Closed
MFBTD
277
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
– -$69K -626 Closed
FA
278
Financial Advantage
Maryland
– -$53K -480 Closed
FCCM
279
First City Capital Management
Georgia
– -$34.6K -316 Closed
TCOV
280
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
– -$30K -272 Closed
S
281
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$20K -182 Closed
PAI
282
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
– -$12K -109 Closed
EMA
283
Efficient Market Advisors
California
– -$1K -6 Closed
BCMIO
284
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
– +$326 +3 New
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MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

260 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $7.12B — down 2.5% from $7.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new MBB positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $320M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $97.7M.

  • 260 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q4 2015, up from 244 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.12B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 22 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $320M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $97.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.