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iShares MBS ETF
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278 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.66B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 15

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 94

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.93B → $7.66B (+$730M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 268 → 278 (+10)

3.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.14% → 84.16% (+3%)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 22 (-5)

Holders
278
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.73%
% of All Funds
7.42%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.52%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
28
Increased
104
Reduced
94
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$291M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$125M
3
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$120M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$113M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$41.2M

Top Sellers

1
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$35.4M
2
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
-$21.7M
3
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
-$16M
4
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
-$13M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$12.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
26
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$32.7M +$3.85M +35,000 +13%
IA
27
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$32.4M +$17.6M +160,310 +119%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$30.8M -$3.73M -33,958 -11%
LG
29
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$27.9M +$33.1K +301 +0.1%
ECM
30
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$25.6M -$2.58M -23,486 -9%
Lazard Asset Management
31
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$20.9M – – –
HTC
32
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$19.7M +$789K +7,179 +4%
BA
33
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$18.7M +$15.7M +142,751 +531%
First Trust Advisors
34
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$18.5M +$5.77M +52,460 +45%
Prudential Financial
35
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$18.2M +$7.84M +71,300 +76%
WI
36
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$17.2M -$35.4M -322,187 -67%
SWP
37
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$17M +$792K +7,210 +5%
FAAS
38
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$16.5M -$1.84M -16,781 -10%
DIP
39
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$16.2M +$705K +6,411 +5%
JIR
40
James Investment Research
Ohio
$15.9M -$3.55M -32,297 -18%
DJSG
41
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$1.08M +9,805 +8%
CIA
42
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$14.3M +$3.23M +29,364 +29%
MSA
43
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$13.4M +$1.68M +15,330 +14%
HFA
44
High Falls Advisors
New York
$13.3M -$4.73M -43,029 -26%
Allianz Asset Management
45
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$12.9M +$5.03M +45,748 +64%
CCA
46
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$12.9M +$267K +2,425 +2%
QI
47
QS Investors
New York
$12.9M -$363K -3,300 -3%
FWM
48
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$12.8M +$739K +6,723 +6%
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.5M -$3.75M -34,082 -26%
ERIM
50
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$10.2M -$68.1K -620 -0.7%
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MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

278 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $7.66B — up 11% from $6.93B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new MBB positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $291M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, cutting an estimated $35.4M.

  • 278 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q3 2016, up from 268 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.66B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $291M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q3 2016 was WBI Investments, an estimated $35.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.