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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.24B -$58M -537,708 -4%
MAA
2
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$455M +$209M +1,940,503 +86%
CSIA
3
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$356M +$20.5M +189,766 +6%
TAIM
4
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$326M +$11.9M +110,498 +4%
Fisher Asset Management
5
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$273M +$10.6M +97,909 +4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$214M +$8.95M +82,928 +4%
KeyBank National Association
7
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$186M +$11.8M +109,451 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$165M +$36.8M +340,956 +29%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$152M +$25M +231,184 +18%
FSIM
10
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$120M +$27.3M +252,829 +29%
AssetMark Inc
11
AssetMark Inc
California
$107M +$18.6M +172,077 +21%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$106M -$64.2M -595,171 -38%
SAS
13
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$83.5M +$22.8M +210,821 +37%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$80.1M +$12.8M +118,591 +19%
CC
15
Curian Capital
Colorado
$78.5M +$13.8M +127,470 +21%
SB
16
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$69.2M -$5.32M -49,263 -7%
U
17
UBS
Switzerland
$62.6M +$10.6M +98,003 +20%
EA
18
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$61.3M +$2.92M +27,020 +5%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$55.4M +$761K +7,052 +1%
Korea Investment Corp
20
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$54.1M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$51.3M +$14.6M +135,402 +40%
LG
22
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$50M +$8.69M +80,520 +21%
DPIM
23
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$49.3M – – –
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$47.3M -$2.83M -26,223 -6%
SMA
25
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$45.2M +$1.35M +12,505 +3%
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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.