iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SLQD
17 hedge funds and large institutions have $24M invested in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
250% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 2
98% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $508K | Put options by funds: $256K
76% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.6M → $24M (+$10.3M)
31% more funds holding
Funds holding: 13 → 17 (+4)
10.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.18% → 55.56% (+10%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.41M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.68M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.72M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.23M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$543K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.92M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$313K |
SLQD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
17 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $24M — up 76% from $13.6M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new SLQD positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, adding an estimated $4.41M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, cutting an estimated $1.92M.
- 17 institutional investors held iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) as of Q1 2015, up from 13 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $24M of iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, an estimated $4.41M added.
- The largest iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $1.92M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.