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iShares MBS ETF

195 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.33B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 22

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191195 (+4)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.51%78.65% (+1.1%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.59B → $4.33B (-$260M)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2823 (-5)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 104

Holders
195
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.09%
% of All Funds
6.32%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-17.86%
% of All Funds
0.75%
New
28
Increased
50
Reduced
104
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$947M -$33.6M -321,170 -3%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$291M -$140M -1,341,068 -33%
CSIA
3
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$283M +$3.69M +35,258 +1%
TAIM
4
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$228M +$5.84M +55,841 +3%
Fisher Asset Management
5
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$210M +$5.61M +53,716 +3%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$202M +$14.1M +135,040 +8%
KeyBank National Association
7
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$190M +$4.18M +40,006 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$182M -$61M -583,154 -25%
AssetMark Inc
9
AssetMark Inc
California
$77.2M +$76.2M +729,108 New
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$77.2M -$10.2M -97,241 -12%
SMA
11
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$73.2M -$4.49M -42,996 -6%
CC
12
Curian Capital
Colorado
$71.1M -$21M -201,185 -23%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$66.7M -$18.9M -180,594 -22%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$63.2M -$21.7M -207,487 -26%
SB
15
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$58.5M -$8.04M -76,932 -12%
MAA
16
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$58.3M +$5.07M +48,481 +10%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$56.9M -$12.4M -119,029 -18%
SAS
18
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$56.9M -$22M -210,463 -28%
Korea Investment Corp
19
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$53M +$52.3M +500,000 New
William Blair & Company
20
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$51.9M +$27.4M +262,228 +115%
DPIM
21
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$47.8M +$1.89M +18,125 +4%
LG
22
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$47.7M -$1.04M -9,951 -2%
FA
23
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$42M -$1.63M -15,548 -4%
U
24
UBS
Switzerland
$41.2M -$12M -114,684 -23%
NA
25
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$34.2M +$33.7M +322,796 New

MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

195 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.33B — down 5.7% from $4.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new MBB positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Korea Investment Corp, opening a new position worth an estimated $52.3M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $140M.

  • 195 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q3 2013, up from 191 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.33B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 22 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Korea Investment Corp, an estimated $52.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q3 2013 was LPL Financial, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.