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iShares MBS ETF

317 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1819 (+1)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.24%90.44% (+1.2%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 28

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.6B → $10.9B (+$294M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 316317 (+1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 126

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $279K | Put options by funds: $434K

Holders
317
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.32%
% of All Funds
7.25%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
29
Increased
105
Reduced
126
Closed
28
Calls
$279K
Puts
$434K
Net Calls
-$155K
Net Calls Change
+$985K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
51
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$13.9M +$650K +6,262 +5%
MD
52
Money Design
Japan
$13.2M +$1.97M +18,957 +17%
Allianz Asset Management
53
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$12.8M +$2.04M +19,652 +19%
OAM
54
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$12.8M -$1.25M -11,999 -9%
PL
55
Protective Life
Alabama
$12.6M +$12.6M +121,561 New
GC
56
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$12.2M +$291K +2,807 +2%
RJFSA
57
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.9M -$1.11M -10,710 -9%
CWM
58
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$11.6M +$31M +298,772 +32%
HFA
59
High Falls Advisors
New York
$11.2M +$8.28M +79,753 +282%
BTS
60
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$11.1M +$246K +2,374 +2%
AG
61
Advisor Group
Arizona
$11M +$4.78M +46,034 +76%
HH
62
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$10.5M +$735K +7,078 +7%
NC
63
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$10.3M -$368K -3,550 -3%
UBS AM
64
UBS AM
Illinois
$9.86M
RT
65
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$9.51M +$2.64M +25,440 +38%
LTFS
66
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8.65M -$2.66M -25,666 -23%
PA
67
Parkside Advisors
California
$8.57M +$267K +2,577 +3%
VFA
68
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$8.16M -$483K -4,656 -6%
QI
69
QS Investors
New York
$7.25M -$554K -5,337 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
70
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.16M +$7.19M +69,281 New
ERIM
71
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$6.94M -$49.3K -475 -0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
72
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.56M -$99.9K -963 -1%
Betterment LLC
73
Betterment LLC
New York
$6.25M -$1.1M -10,641 -15%
IWA
74
Independence Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$6.08M +$165K +1,588 +3%
FAAS
75
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$5.87M -$235K -2,267 -4%

MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

317 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $10.9B — up 2.8% from $10.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new MBB positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 105 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $81.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $46.9M.

  • 317 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q3 2018, up from 316 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.9B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $81.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $46.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.