iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA
27 hedge funds and large institutions have $402M invested in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
3.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.16% → 95.5% (-3.7%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $424M → $402M (-$21.7M)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 27 (-2)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 9
25% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 8
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HR
26
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| $4K | +$4.06K | +79 | New |
|
27
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
28
Citigroup
New York
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
29
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$4.75M | -92,347 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
30
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
| – | -$2.9M | -56,246 | Closed |
|
|
HC
31
HHG & Company
Darien,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.38M | -26,925 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
32
Vigilant Capital Management
Portland,
Maine
| – | -$22K | -431 | Closed |
|
33
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$4K | -82 | Closed |
|
34
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$4K | -74 | Closed |
|
35
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2K | -39 | Closed |
|
|
1IC
36
1919 Investment Counsel
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$2K | -36 | Closed |
|
QLTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
27 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $402M — down 5.1% from $424M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of QLTA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.
The largest buyer was Jefferies Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.73M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, cutting an estimated $13.6M.
- 27 institutional investors held iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) as of Q3 2014, down from 29 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $402M of iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Jefferies Group, an estimated $4.73M added.
- The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $13.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.