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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
Cetera Investment Advisers
376
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$457K +$445K +3,985 New
SS
377
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$456K -$1.51M -13,483 -77%
BBPWM
378
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$452K – – –
BSB
379
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$450K -$2.35K -21 -0.5%
HSA
380
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$450K +$439K +3,928 New
GG
381
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$448K -$22.3K -200 -5%
FC
382
Forte Capital
New York
$441K – – –
CWM
383
Concert Wealth Management
California
$438K +$37.6K +337 +10%
FMW
384
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$430K – – –
IWMPD
385
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$427K – – –
BWFA
386
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$426K -$83.8K -750 -17%
MC
387
Mathes Company
New York
$413K – – –
DIA
388
Davidson Investment Advisors
Montana
$413K +$64K +573 +19%
SNT
389
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$411K – – –
LFG
390
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$411K +$8.38K +75 +2%
AAM
391
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$398K +$6.26K +56 +2%
SPIA
392
Strategic Point Investment Advisors
Rhode Island
$397K +$22.3K +200 +6%
CL
393
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$385K +$49.9K +447 +15%
HTC
394
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$379K – – –
SBH
395
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$379K +$112 +1 +0%
Lazard Asset Management
396
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$378K – – –
TC
397
Trust Company
Kansas
$377K +$91.9K +823 +33%
EFSCE
398
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$367K +$28.8K +258 +9%
FHA
399
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$361K +$299K +2,678 +558%
FFWA
400
FRG Family Wealth Advisors
Washington
$360K – – –
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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.