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iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA

39 hedge funds and large institutions have $72.4M invested in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.6M → $72.4M (+$23.8M)

12.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.81% → 51.5% (+13%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 39 (-3)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
39
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
12
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$32.9M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$10.4M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$560K
4
RWM
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
+$458K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$365K

Top Sellers

1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$13M
2
VWM
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
-$3.26M
3
LWM
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
-$2.65M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$796K
5
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
-$378K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
26
IFP Advisors
Florida
$28K – – –
MPPLM
27
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$26K – – –
FDCDDQ
28
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$24.5K -$3.09K -60 -11%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
29
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$17K – – –
APA
30
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$10.4K – – –
IWM
31
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$10K – – –
IFAM
32
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$10K +$10.5K +203 New
PCTC
33
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$7K – – –
PCG
34
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$6K -$48.6K -943 -89%
BlackRock
35
BlackRock
New York
$6K – – –
VIA
36
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
EDRH
37
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$4K -$378K -7,335 -99%
LWM
38
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
– -$2.65M -22,083 Closed
WA
39
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
– -$63K -1,183 Closed
CA
40
Calton & Associates
Florida
– -$42K -815 Closed
CAC
41
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
– -$4K -77 Closed
ASN
42
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$2K -45 Closed
SWP
43
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$773 -15 -88%
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QLTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

39 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $72.4M — up 49% from $48.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of QLTA and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $32.9M. The largest seller was United Capital Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $13M.

  • 39 institutional investors held iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) as of Q1 2018, down from 42 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $72.4M of iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $32.9M added.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.