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iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.7M invested in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.36% → 33.52% (-2.8%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 37 (-3)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.2M → $34.7M (-$4.55M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
37
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.5%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
8
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$1.6M
2
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
+$1.06M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$541K
4
RWM
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
+$521K
5
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$403K

Top Sellers

1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$3.41M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.93M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.08M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$508K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$418K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
26
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$94K – – –
WA
27
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$80K +$103 +2 +0.1%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$53K -$2.47K -48 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$43K – – –
SEI Investments
30
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$30K +$29.5K +574 New
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$23K +$10.3K +200 +81%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$14K +$4.42K +86 +45%
IWM
33
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$10K – – –
PCTC
34
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$7K – – –
BlackRock
35
BlackRock
New York
$7K +$6.53K +127 New
VIA
36
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
BOTW
37
Bank of the West
California
– -$253K -4,932 Closed
MIFH
38
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
– -$224K -4,367 Closed
TSS
39
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$216K -4,197 Closed
BTS
40
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$204K -3,802 Closed
RCA
41
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
– -$21K -400 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
42
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$8K -162 Closed
NFG
43
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$4K -76 Closed
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QLTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

37 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $34.7M — down 12% from $39.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of QLTA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.6M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $3.41M.

  • 37 institutional investors held iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) as of Q1 2017, down from 40 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $34.7M of iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $1.6M added.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $3.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.