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iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA

114 hedge funds and large institutions have $468M invested in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 13

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 107 → 114 (+7)

1.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.72% → 39.82% (-1.9%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $505M → $468M (-$37M)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 38

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
114
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.54%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
29
Reduced
38
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.92M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.91M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.38M
4
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$1.95M
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.02M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$24.2M
2
EWM
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
-$11.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.36M
4
MFWM
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
-$3.67M
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$3.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GTAM
101
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$21K +$113 +2 +0.5%
MWM
102
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$17K – – –
Fidelity Investments
103
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$14K – – –
CIAS
104
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$13K -$93.6K -1,664 -88%
MAWCM
105
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$12K – – –
GWM
106
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11K – – –
EAM
107
Eukles Asset Management
Ohio
$7K +$7.26K +129 New
FMP
108
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$5K +$4.61K +82 New
HI
109
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$4K -$7.99K -142 -67%
BA
110
Bellwether Advisors
Nebraska
$3K – – –
CCM
111
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$3K +$2.59K +46 New
AssetMark Inc
112
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
113
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K +$1.07K +19 New
GM
114
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
– -$2.69M -47,682 Closed
AWM
115
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$2.5M -44,442 Closed
Barclays
116
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$2.29M -40,583 Closed
EWM
117
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
– -$11.7M -32,551 Closed
Verition Fund Management
118
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$982K -17,425 Closed
LWM
119
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
– -$334K -5,936 Closed
AA
120
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
– -$239K -4,250 Closed
TSS
121
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$239K -4,237 Closed
RCM
122
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
– -$208K -3,700 Closed
JPLA
123
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
– -$14K -245 Closed
FDCDDQ
124
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
– -$11.3K -200 Closed
RCM
125
Regency Capital Management
Hawaii
– -$9K -152 Closed
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QLTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

114 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $468M — down 7.3% from $505M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QLTA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.92M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $24.2M.

  • 114 institutional investors held iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) as of Q4 2021, up from 107 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $468M of iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.92M added.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Ameriprise, an estimated $24.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.