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iShares MBS ETF

317 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in iShares MBS ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1819 (+1)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.24%90.44% (+1.2%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 28

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.6B → $10.9B (+$294M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 316317 (+1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 126

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $279K | Put options by funds: $434K

Holders
317
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.32%
% of All Funds
7.25%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
29
Increased
105
Reduced
126
Closed
28
Calls
$279K
Puts
$434K
Net Calls
-$155K
Net Calls Change
+$985K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.23B -$36.3M -349,373 -0.7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$715M +$60.8M +585,450 +9%
Fisher Asset Management
3
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$512M -$45.9M -442,573 -8%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$393M -$9.13M -87,940 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$364M +$28.1M +270,682 +8%
CSIA
6
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$342M +$81.9M +789,322 +31%
UCFA
7
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$245M +$44.4M +428,141 +22%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$231M +$17.2M +166,178 +8%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$174M +$1.21M +11,622 +0.7%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$172M -$46.9M -451,597 -21%
LMGAM
11
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$140M -$13.1M -125,890 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$127M +$6.24M +60,112 +5%
SB
13
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$123M +$2.76M +26,595 +2%
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$112M -$5.66M -54,532 -5%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$110M -$407K -3,919 -0.4%
KC
16
Kepos Capital
New York
$108M -$2.19M -21,100 -2%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
17
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$95.1M
SAS
18
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$90.4M -$4.45M -42,891 -5%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$83.6M -$4.96M -47,822 -6%
KeyBank National Association
20
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$82.4M -$7.72M -74,390 -9%
IA
21
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$69.7M +$49.6M +477,646 +242%
AssetMark Inc
22
AssetMark Inc
California
$66.9M -$19.2M -185,128 -22%
FA
23
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$52.8M -$3.02M -29,114 -5%
Korea Investment Corp
24
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$51.7M
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$41.2M +$41.3M +398,344 New

MBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

317 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $10.9B — up 2.8% from $10.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new MBB positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 105 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $81.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $46.9M.

  • 317 institutional investors held iShares MBS ETF (MBB) as of Q3 2018, up from 316 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.9B of iShares MBS ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares MBS ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $81.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MBS ETF seller in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $46.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.