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675 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 269 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.18M | Put options by funds: $2.6M

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 51

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 269 | Existing positions reduced: 221

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 71 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.6B → $14.3B (+$749M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 667 → 675 (+8)

0.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.82% → 61.63% (+0.82%)

Holders
675
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.2%
% of All Funds
16.83%
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.7%
% of All Funds
1.77%
New
66
Increased
269
Reduced
221
Closed
51
Calls
$6.18M
Puts
$2.6M
Net Calls
+$3.58M
Net Calls Change
+$1.46M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$141M
2
SIM
Scottrade Investment Management
Missouri
+$106M
3
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$101M
4
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
+$94.8M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$78.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$217M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$162M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
-$49M
4
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$42.3M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$31.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWMCB
226
EisnerAmper Wealth Management Corporate Benefits
New Jersey
$2.8M -$53K -464 -2%
CIA
227
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.71M -$183K -1,600 -6%
IFS
228
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.7M -$7.77K -68 -0.3%
HFS
229
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.69M +$257K +2,245 +10%
FHB
230
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$2.66M -$455K -3,978 -15%
AAM
231
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.64M +$9.6K +84 +0.4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
232
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.63M -$2.32M -20,297 -47%
Mariner
233
Mariner
Kansas
$2.62M -$8.8K -77 -0.3%
AIP
234
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.58M -$36.3K -318 -1%
NWM
235
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$2.48M +$34.3K +300 +1%
WPIC
236
White Pine Investment Company
Michigan
$2.47M +$51.4K +450 +2%
Barclays
237
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.43M -$716K -6,262 -23%
JIC
238
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.42M +$647K +5,665 +36%
AA
239
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$2.41M +$143K +1,250 +6%
FPFS
240
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$2.41M -$49.4K -432 -2%
Wolverine Trading
241
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$2.37M -$7.57M -66,256 -76%
CFB
242
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$2.35M -$160K -1,396 -6%
PA
243
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$2.3M -$115K -1,006 -5%
WP
244
WealthSource Partners
California
$2.29M +$588K +5,149 +34%
GEM
245
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$2.27M – – –
MCTIC
246
MacGuire Cheswick & Tuttle Investment Counsel
Connecticut
$2.27M – – –
BAC
247
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$2.24M -$9.26K -81 -0.4%
CWM
248
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.22M -$275K -2,406 -11%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
249
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.21M -$552K -4,830 -20%
PVH
250
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2.21M +$89.9K +787 +4%
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

675 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $14.3B — up 5.5% from $13.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new TIP positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 269 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $217M.

  • 675 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q2 2017, up from 667 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $14.3B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 51 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $217M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.