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508 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.87B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 41

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.11B → $6.87B (+$763M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 39 (+4)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 470 → 508 (+38)

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.34% → 49.63% (+1.3%)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 205

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.45M | Put options by funds: $5.51M

Holders
508
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+8.09%
% of All Funds
13.55%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.43%
% of All Funds
1.04%
New
86
Increased
130
Reduced
205
Closed
41
Calls
$1.45M
Puts
$5.51M
Net Calls
-$4.07M
Net Calls Change
+$5.86M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$112M
2
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$73.6M
3
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$44.8M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$38.3M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$32.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$99.3M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$69.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$49.4M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$43.3M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$40.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
276
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$830K +$8.47K +75 +1%
BO
277
BRR OpCo
Ohio
$826K +$198K +1,754 +31%
AF
278
Allworth Financial
California
$826K +$358K +3,173 +76%
CBU
279
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$816K -$3.73K -33 -0.5%
V
280
Veritable
Delaware
$793K +$14.7K +130 +2%
CAM
281
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$787K – – –
HIM
282
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$780K – – –
OIA
283
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$769K – – –
AWM
284
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$761K -$429K -3,800 -36%
AFIA
285
America First Investment Advisors
Nebraska
$749K – – –
SYBT
286
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$739K +$107K +945 +17%
CG
287
Caprock Group
Idaho
$732K +$738K +6,539 New
PPA
288
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$724K +$730K +6,464 New
FIM
289
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$720K +$36.6K +324 +5%
AWM
290
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$717K -$60.9K -539 -8%
Chevy Chase Trust
291
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$713K -$35.3K -313 -5%
TTWM
292
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$712K -$10.2K -90 -1%
NES
293
New England Securities
New York
$710K +$45.2K +400 +7%
BA
294
Bard Associates
Illinois
$697K – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
295
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$678K +$685K +6,070 New
CIC
296
Cutler Investment Counsel
Oregon
$667K -$484K -4,282 -42%
MCM
297
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$666K -$35.6K -315 -5%
IPC
298
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$666K – – –
SAS
299
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$666K +$543K +4,807 +422%
Fisher Asset Management
300
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$655K +$15.2K +135 +2%
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

508 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $6.87B — up 12% from $6.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new TIP positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $99.3M.

  • 508 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q4 2014, up from 470 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.87B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q4 2014 was QS Investors, an estimated $99.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.