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iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF

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: 4239 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$37.6M +$32.9M +638,235 +663%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$13.7M +$10.4M +201,784 +308%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.64M +$365K +7,079 +11%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.44M +$220K +4,275 +10%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$2.42M +$176K +3,417 +8%
UCFA
6
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.87M -$13M -252,242 -87%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.87M +$236K +4,573 +14%
RWM
8
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.59M +$458K +8,887 +40%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.03M +$358K +6,947 +52%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$715K -$9.48K -184 -1%
VWM
11
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$700K -$3.26M -63,280 -82%
PA
12
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$641K +$85.7K +1,663 +15%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$577K +$36.4K +706 +7%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$555K +$560K +10,856 New
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$542K +$26.4K +513 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$510K -$796K -15,435 -61%
AG
17
Advisor Group
Arizona
$463K -$70.1K -1,360 -13%
SCA
18
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$387K
VCA
19
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$332K
WIP
20
Wellesley Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$261K -$18K -349 -6%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$227K +$22.8K +443 +11%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$133K -$25.8K -500 -16%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$53K
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42K
SEI Investments
25
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$29K

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.