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429 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 255 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.83B → $7.36B (+$535M)

2.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.1% → 45.62% (-2.5%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 448 → 429 (-19)

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 → 38 (-16)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 47

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.86M | Put options by funds: $4.13M

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 255

Holders
429
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-4.24%
% of All Funds
13.91%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
-16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-29.63%
% of All Funds
1.23%
New
32
Increased
97
Reduced
255
Closed
47
Calls
$1.86M
Puts
$4.13M
Net Calls
-$2.27M
Net Calls Change
-$4.58M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$56.2M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$37.3M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$37.3M
4
PFA
Pure Financial Advisors
California
+$17.9M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$17.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.07B
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$84.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$66M
4
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$50.4M
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$38.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KT
351
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$246K – – –
RT
352
Reliance Trust
Georgia
$240K -$206K -1,846 -46%
ACM
353
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$237K -$267K -2,395 -53%
PAA
354
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$237K – – –
WSCM
355
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$236K -$44.6K -400 -16%
HW
356
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$233K -$4.43M -39,673 -95%
PIM
357
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$232K +$230K +2,060 New
TNB
358
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$231K -$12.3K -110 -5%
MMLI
359
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Massachusetts
$227K +$225K +2,018 New
IWC
360
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$225K -$31.8K -285 -12%
CBB
361
Citizens Business Bank
California
$225K -$178K -1,600 -44%
SCA
362
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$225K – – –
AIM
363
Allen Investment Management
New York
$225K +$223K +2,000 New
LBC
364
Lawrence B. Cohen
$222K -$98.7K -885 -31%
SCM
365
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$222K -$20.7K -186 -9%
MWR
366
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$218K -$9.82K -88 -4%
HHGA
367
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$217K -$673K -6,037 -76%
UBWV
368
United Bank (West Virginia)
West Virginia
$217K -$223K -2,000 -51%
HCM
369
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$212K +$3.12K +28 +2%
SIM
370
SSI Investment Management
California
$211K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
371
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$209K +$207K +1,854 New
EWM
372
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$208K – – –
MVIP
373
Mar Vista Investment Partners
California
$204K – – –
FAT
374
First American Trust
California
$203K +$201K +1,802 New
WCM
375
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$195K +$16.2K +145 +9%
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

429 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $7.36B — up 7.8% from $6.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of TIP and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 255 trimmed existing stakes and 97 added.

The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Trust, adding an estimated $56.2M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.07B.

  • 429 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q3 2013, down from 448 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $7.36B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 47 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was TIAA CREF Trust, an estimated $56.2M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q3 2013 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.07B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.