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BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.6M invested in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 13

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 57 (+5)

19.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.76% → 49.72% (-19%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $113M → $87.6M (-$25M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+9.62%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
21
Reduced
13
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.28M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.22M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.59M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.24M
5
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$1.16M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$18M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.12M
3
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
-$4M
4
CCWA
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
-$1.6M
5
RCM
Requisite Capital Management
Texas
-$633K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RWMH
26
Riverpoint Wealth Management Holdings
Illinois
$723K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$718K +$121K +2,426 +20%
FM
28
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$644K -$318K -6,359 -33%
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$619K +$234K +4,692 +61%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$514K +$3.35K +67 +0.7%
IA
31
Independence Advisors
Pennsylvania
$500K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
32
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$460K – – –
GRP
33
Global Retirement Partners
California
$438K – – –
CAN
34
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$386K +$161K +3,219 +71%
WCM
35
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$301K +$30.8K +616 +11%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$288K -$335K -6,711 -54%
BP
37
BBR Partners
New York
$281K – – –
SFG
38
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$253K +$253K +5,060 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
39
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$230K -$899 -18 -0.4%
Mariner
40
Mariner
Kansas
$213K -$33K -660 -13%
BTS
41
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$205K +$205K +4,112 New
AIC
42
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$200K – – –
Morgan Stanley
43
Morgan Stanley
New York
$185K – – –
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$155K -$330K -6,600 -68%
NFH
45
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$155K +$155K +3,100 New
CWA
46
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$150K – – –
WP
47
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$137K +$136K +2,731 New
BFEC
48
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$134K – – –
WCG
49
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$133K +$133K +2,660 New
PFGIA
50
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$132K +$32.2K +645 +32%
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MEAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

57 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $87.6M — down 22% from $113M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new MEAR positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $4.28M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $18M.

  • 57 institutional investors held BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF (MEAR) as of Q1 2019, up from 52 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $87.6M of BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.28M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF seller in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.