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iShares MBS ETF
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204 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.29B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 57

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 22 (+2)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $5.29B (+$400M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196 → 204 (+8)

0.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 82.43% → 83.05% (+0.62%)

Holders
204
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.08%
% of All Funds
5.92%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
22
Increased
90
Reduced
57
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$209M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$36.8M
3
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$27.3M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$25M
5
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
+$22.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$64.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$58M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$13.4M
4
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$11.5M
5
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
-$8.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS AM
76
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.86M – – –
FM
77
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$2.76M +$914K +8,470 +50%
GC
78
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.69M -$1.66M -15,387 -38%
BFA
79
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.66M +$377K +3,495 +17%
BCM
80
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.59M -$466K -4,315 -15%
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.57M -$812K -7,519 -24%
CIM
82
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$2.54M +$225K +2,088 +10%
JIC
83
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.47M -$8.85K -82 -0.4%
CCG
84
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$2.38M -$42.1K -390 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
85
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.07M -$142K -1,314 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
86
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.94M +$66.7K +618 +4%
HFS
87
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.89M +$470K +4,356 +33%
IPC
88
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$1.86M -$1.18M -10,925 -39%
BHWM
89
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.85M +$3.89K +36 +0.2%
ACM
90
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1.79M +$680K +6,300 +61%
CWM
91
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.78M -$6.58K -61 -0.4%
OCG
92
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$1.73M – – –
RCM
93
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$1.73M -$97.1K -900 -5%
AA
94
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.72M +$37.2K +345 +2%
OC
95
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.67M +$135K +1,251 +9%
HPC
96
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.65M -$13K -120 -0.8%
BEC
97
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$1.63M -$108 -1 -0%
NPC
98
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.55M -$164K -1,520 -10%
AIG
99
American International Group
New York
$1.51M +$6.04K +56 +0.4%
Invesco
100
Invesco
Georgia
$1.5M -$59.7K -553 -4%
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MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

204 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $5.29B — up 8.2% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new MBB positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $209M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $64.2M.

  • 204 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q3 2014, up from 196 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.29B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $209M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $64.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.