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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
NPC
151
National Planning Corporation
California
$877K -$120K -1,089 -12%
PAG
152
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$863K -$55.5K -505 -6%
RPG
153
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$863K -$141K -1,279 -14%
FM
154
Forward Management
California
$860K -$510K -4,642 -37%
Millennium Management
155
Millennium Management
New York
$820K -$1.7M -15,423 -67%
HWM
156
Highwater Wealth Management
Colorado
$777K +$775K +7,054 New
EWA
157
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$775K – – –
NDSI
158
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$714K +$313K +2,850 +78%
HighTower Advisors
159
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$702K +$41.7K +379 +6%
IAS
160
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$678K – – –
CAN
161
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$658K +$194K +1,768 +42%
Franklin Resources
162
Franklin Resources
California
$652K – – –
SI
163
Shaker Investments
Ohio
$650K +$648K +5,900 New
ACM
164
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$629K -$19.2K -175 -3%
SCA
165
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$621K -$3.37M -30,660 -84%
AWA
166
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$614K -$989 -9 -0.2%
GJIC
167
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$581K +$146K +1,329 +34%
AFP
168
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$561K -$241K -2,194 -30%
ASN
169
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$561K +$15.7K +143 +3%
CHAM
170
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$554K -$425K -3,866 -43%
WI
171
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$550K +$549K +4,999 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
172
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$525K +$270K +2,457 +106%
WCM
173
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$523K -$716K -6,512 -58%
KA
174
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$505K +$504K +4,589 New
LTI
175
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$500K -$2.53K -23 -0.5%
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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.