iShares MBS ETF
324 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.7B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 106
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.3B → $10.7B (+$379M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 50
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 332 → 324 (-8)
2.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.49% → 86.69% (-2.8%)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 18 (-2)
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $345K | Put options by funds: $900K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$256M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$136M |
| 3 |
T
Thomaspartners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$105M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$64.1M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$57.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$149M |
| 2 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$26.7M |
| 3 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$26.5M |
| 4 |
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$18.6M |
| 5 |
Natixis Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.4M |
MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
324 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $10.7B — up 3.7% from $10.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of MBB and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 106 trimmed existing stakes and 128 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $256M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $149M.
- 324 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q1 2018, down from 332 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $10.7B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 50 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $256M added.
- The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $149M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.