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iShares National Muni Bond ETF

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.87B invested in iShares National Muni Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 74

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 26

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.57B → $2.87B (+$303M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 289295 (+6)

0.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.43%56.92% (-0.52%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1816 (-2)

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.31M | Put options by funds: $4.31M

Holders
295
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.08%
% of All Funds
7.86%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
37
Increased
134
Reduced
74
Closed
26
Calls
$2.31M
Puts
$4.31M
Net Calls
-$2M
Net Calls Change
+$14.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
1
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$382M -$14.7M -133,157 -4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$239M +$19.7M +177,926 +9%
W
3
Wealthfront
California
$238M +$34.1M +307,899 +17%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$200M +$1.09M +9,828 +6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$165M +$39.7M +359,090 +32%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$163M -$748K -6,763 -0.5%
Creative Planning
7
Creative Planning
Kansas
$145M +$32.5M +294,173 +29%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$139M -$1.12M -10,137 -0.8%
Betterment LLC
9
Betterment LLC
New York
$136M +$75.1M +678,825 +124%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
10
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$60.6M +$31.6M +286,098 +109%
MLICM
11
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$57.9M +$2.51M +22,725 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$54.4M +$22.1M +200,078 +68%
AF
13
Ally Financial
Michigan
$50.3M +$50.3M +455,000 New
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$38.2M +$1.44M +13,035 +4%
MNA
15
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$34.9M
UCFA
16
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$33.7M +$6.14M +55,495 +22%
USAA
17
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$31.5M -$133K -1,204 -0.4%
V
18
Veritable
Delaware
$29.5M +$25.4K +230 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$27.7M +$5.5M +49,767 +25%
PAG
20
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$27.4M +$955K +8,630 +4%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$27.1M +$4.87M +43,988 +22%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$26.9M +$5.08M +45,944 +23%
GMA
23
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$24.8M -$325K -2,941 -1%
SEI Investments
24
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$20.2M +$6.45M +58,337 +47%
EC
25
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$14.1M +$1.39M +12,550 +11%

MUB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

295 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.87B — up 12% from $2.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new MUB positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Betterment LLC, adding an estimated $75.1M. The largest seller was Piershale Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $16M sold.

  • 295 institutional investors held iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB) as of Q1 2015, up from 289 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.87B of iShares National Muni Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares National Muni Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares National Muni Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Betterment LLC, an estimated $75.1M added.
  • The largest iShares National Muni Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Piershale Financial Group, an estimated $16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.