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iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $131M invested in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 5

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $65.4M → $131M (+$65.2M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 55 (+9)

6.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.25% → 42.42% (+6.2%)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+19.57%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
18
Reduced
5
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$35.2M
2
EB
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
+$14.4M
3
SIAM
Sterling Investment Advisors (Missouri)
Missouri
+$11.2M
4
EC
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
+$9.17M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.46M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$17.2M
2
ONB
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
-$9.91M
3
CI
Conning Inc
Connecticut
-$924K
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$623K
5
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$503K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$230K +$226K +4,417 New
PFGIA
27
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$211K +$153K +3,000 +289%
VCA
28
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$209K -$179K -3,500 -47%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$207K +$155K +3,032 +326%
NB
30
NBT Bank
New York
$201K +$197K +3,855 New
IFAM
31
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$184K +$919 +18 +0.5%
Barclays
32
Barclays
United Kingdom
$183K -$623K -12,200 -78%
PCM
33
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
$183K +$179K +3,500 New
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$104K – – –
WCG
35
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$84K +$80.8K +1,583 New
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$68K – – –
FHA
37
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$51K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$43K – – –
BWM
39
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$36K – – –
FDCDDQ
40
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$25K – – –
AF
41
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$11K +$51 +1 +0.5%
APA
42
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$10.6K – – –
BlackRock
43
BlackRock
New York
$7K – – –
PCTC
44
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$7K – – –
PCG
45
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$6K – – –
SFG
46
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.05K +99 +1,238%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5K +$5.11K +100 New
AF
48
Allworth Financial
California
$5K +$5.16K +101 New
PA
49
Parallel Advisors
California
$4K – – –
CFGS
50
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$3K -$5.31K -104 -59%
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QLTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

55 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $131M — up 100% from $65.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QLTA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) as of Q1 2019, up from 46 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $131M of iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 100% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $35.2M added.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.