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iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $727M invested in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

294% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 17

164% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 11

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114 → 130 (+16)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $711M → $727M (+$16M)

4.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.34% → 49.87% (-4.5%)

Holders
130
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+14.04%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
29
Increased
67
Reduced
17
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$87.8M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$19.4M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$15M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$10.7M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.25M

Top Sellers

1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$95.5M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$45.7M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$39.1M
4
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$10.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
126
BlackRock
New York
$2K – – –
SFS
127
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2K +$2.4K +41 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
128
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K – – –
FCH
129
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$578 +$585 +10 New
Bank of Montreal
130
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$45.7M -781,910 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
131
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$39.1M -675,738 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
132
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$1.86M -32,100 Closed
FTUS
133
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$617K -10,661 Closed
TP
134
Tranquility Partners
Tennessee
– -$518K -8,956 Closed
VCA
135
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
– -$231K -4,000 Closed
Rockefeller Capital Management
136
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
– -$96K -1,657 Closed
AWM
137
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
– -$43K -741 Closed
BSG
138
Black Swift Group
Colorado
– -$29K -500 Closed
OPS
139
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$7K -122 Closed
GWMIA
140
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
– -$5K -84 Closed
LAS
141
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
– +$234 +4 New
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QLTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

130 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $727M — up 2.2% from $711M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new QLTA positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $87.8M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $95.5M.

  • 130 institutional investors held iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF (QLTA) as of Q3 2020, up from 114 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $727M of iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 11 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $87.8M added.
  • The largest iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $95.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.