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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.2B +$291M +2,650,186 +10%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$517M -$1.16M -10,533 -0.2%
Fisher Asset Management
3
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$402M +$16M +145,917 +4%
TAIM
4
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$349M +$23.1M +210,428 +7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$316M +$23.7M +215,873 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$267M +$113M +1,027,748 +74%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$230M +$125M +1,133,566 +118%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$175M +$41.2M +374,676 +31%
KeyBank National Association
9
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$172M -$16M -145,949 -9%
UCFA
10
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$131M +$120M +1,093,173 +1,179%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$126M +$14.7M +133,569 +13%
SB
12
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$112M +$6.7M +60,996 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$104M -$12.8M -116,440 -11%
SAS
14
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$73.8M -$21.7M -197,643 -23%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$71.9M -$2.08M -18,942 -3%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$70.3M -$458K -4,169 -0.6%
AssetMark Inc
17
AssetMark Inc
California
$65.2M +$3.43M +31,198 +6%
FA
18
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$61.4M -$13M -118,153 -17%
BIM
19
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$57.8M +$2.49M +22,652 +5%
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$56M -$7.03M -63,996 -11%
Korea Investment Corp
21
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$55M – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
22
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$54.9M +$7.24M +65,900 +15%
KC
23
Kepos Capital
New York
$41.3M +$15.4M +140,500 +60%
SMA
24
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$41.1M -$1.38M -12,510 -3%
SMM
25
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$37.1M +$413K +3,761 +1%
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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.