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iShares MBS ETF
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201 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.09B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,864% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.6M | Put options by funds: $1.05M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 28

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 24 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 195 → 201 (+6)

1.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.65% → 77.46% (-1.2%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.33B → $4.09B (-$246M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 77

Holders
201
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.08%
% of All Funds
5.83%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.7%
New
35
Increased
61
Reduced
77
Closed
28
Calls
$20.6M
Puts
$1.05M
Net Calls
+$19.5M
Net Calls Change
+$19.5M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$23.1M
2
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
+$21.5M
3
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$15.5M
4
HTC
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
+$13.3M
5
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$99.8M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$53.8M
3
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$34.2M
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$23M
5
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$20.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LG
51
Laidlaw Group
New York
$11M -$40.3K -382 -0.4%
BIM
52
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$10.8M -$142K -1,344 -1%
RJA
53
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.93M -$639K -6,056 -6%
CCA
54
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$9.81M +$9.9M +93,787 New
KIM
55
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$9.68M -$3.6M -34,075 -27%
AA
56
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$9.41M +$9.5M +89,989 New
FAAS
57
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$9.09M -$23M -218,084 -72%
MWM
58
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$9.01M -$217K -2,052 -2%
Allianz Asset Management
59
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$8.79M +$8.88M +84,100 New
IFS
60
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$8.7M +$40.4K +383 +0.5%
GC
61
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.31M -$1.86M -17,660 -18%
MSA
62
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$8.26M -$11.1M -105,247 -57%
QA
63
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$8.09M +$8.16M +77,322 New
Goldman Sachs
64
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.77M -$1.7M -16,115 -18%
MIM
65
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$6.99M -$2.17M -20,551 -24%
NPC
66
National Planning Corporation
California
$6.58M -$3.64M -34,453 -35%
RCAG
67
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$6.39M -$1.21M -11,499 -16%
Jane Street
68
Jane Street
New York
$6.2M +$6.26M +59,317 New
CIM
69
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$6.18M +$792K +7,504 +15%
BOTW
70
Bank of the West
California
$5.7M +$5.15M +48,742 +845%
HH
71
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$5.06M -$345K -3,272 -6%
NC
72
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.01M -$1.65M -15,597 -25%
JIC
73
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$4.52M -$1.33M -12,559 -23%
FTUS
74
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$4.4M +$4.45M +42,104 New
Susquehanna International Group
75
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.26M +$4.3M +40,746 New
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MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

201 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $4.09B — down 5.7% from $4.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new MBB positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $23.1M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $99.8M.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q4 2013, up from 195 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.09B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 28 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q4 2013 was LPL Financial, an estimated $99.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.