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561 hedge funds and large institutions have $10B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 224 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.27M | Put options by funds: $1.98M

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 37

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.03B → $10B (+$1.99B)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 43 (+5)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 537 → 561 (+24)

3.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.68% → 60.65% (+4%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 224

Holders
561
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+4.47%
% of All Funds
14.95%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
1.15%
New
66
Increased
182
Reduced
224
Closed
37
Calls
$4.27M
Puts
$1.98M
Net Calls
+$2.29M
Net Calls Change
+$17.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$310M
2
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$288M
3
ACI
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
+$196M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$142M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$112M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$104M
2
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$59.1M
3
AF
Ally Financial
Michigan
-$48.8M
4
LC
Lourd Capital
California
-$18.4M
5
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$15.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SMC
351
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$575K +$169K +1,510 +43%
KFA
352
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
$573K – – –
PPA
353
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$553K +$21.4K +192 +4%
TTWM
354
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$548K – – –
LA
355
LVW Advisors
New York
$544K +$2.9K +26 +0.6%
TI
356
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$533K – – –
MML Investors Services
357
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$521K -$48.8K -437 -9%
NG
358
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$516K +$503K +4,500 New
CHJWM
359
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management
Texas
$513K – – –
DA
360
DSC Advisors
Illinois
$509K -$87.1K -780 -15%
TAM
361
Todd Asset Management
Kentucky
$509K – – –
PP
362
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$488K -$17.7K -158 -4%
CCFCSB
363
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$487K +$61.4K +550 +15%
ECM
364
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$486K -$90.8K -813 -16%
CCG
365
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$483K -$17.3K -155 -4%
JDR
366
Jay D. Rosenbaum
$482K – – –
OIA
367
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$472K -$67K -600 -13%
SBWM
368
Sunflower Bank Wealth Management
Arizona
$471K – – –
BCM
369
Boltwood Capital Management
California
$470K – – –
BAS
370
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$467K -$20.7K -185 -4%
Mackenzie Financial
371
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$467K +$231K +2,070 +104%
V
372
Veritable
Delaware
$464K – – –
BFC
373
Blue Fin Capital
Rhode Island
$460K -$37.3K -334 -8%
HFA
374
High Falls Advisors
New York
$459K +$134K +1,200 +43%
CC
375
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$457K -$74.3K -665 -14%
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

561 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $10B — up 25% from $8.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new TIP positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 224 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $310M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, exiting entirely with an estimated $104M sold.

  • 561 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2016, up from 537 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $10B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $310M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $104M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.