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523 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.81B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 191 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

953% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.71M | Put options by funds: $827K

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 37

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 508 → 523 (+15)

2.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.63% → 52.39% (+2.8%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.87B → $6.81B (-$60.9M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 191

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 37 (-2)

Holders
523
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+2.95%
% of All Funds
13.94%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.13%
% of All Funds
0.99%
New
56
Increased
175
Reduced
191
Closed
37
Calls
$8.71M
Puts
$827K
Net Calls
+$7.88M
Net Calls Change
+$11.9M

Top Buyers

1
FEG
Fund Evaluation Group
Ohio
+$94.5M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$92M
3
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$68.1M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$65.9M
5
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$63M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$32.2M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$24.6M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$24.3M
4
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$16.9M
5
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$14.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$50.6M +$18.8K +166 +0%
AF
27
Ally Financial
Michigan
$50.5M +$50.5M +445,000 New
JIR
28
James Investment Research
Ohio
$48.3M – – –
BCI
29
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$48.1M +$5.41M +47,688 +13%
SL
30
Summitry LLC
California
$39.9M +$1.66M +14,676 +4%
BIM
31
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$39.7M +$836K +7,376 +2%
UCFA
32
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$37M +$2.88M +25,369 +9%
PCA
33
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$35.9M +$5.24M +46,254 +17%
Toronto Dominion Bank
34
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$35.2M +$35.1M +310,000 New
RJFSA
35
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$32.3M +$186K +1,644 +0.6%
SFI
36
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$30M -$335K -2,952 -1%
Prudential Financial
37
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$29.9M +$3.4M +30,000 +13%
CC
38
Curian Capital
Colorado
$29.5M -$16.9M -149,251 -37%
ECM
39
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$27.3M +$161K +1,421 +0.6%
AA
40
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$26.6M +$26.5M +234,083 New
USAA
41
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$25.3M +$8.03M +70,807 +47%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$24.8M +$9.23M +81,382 +60%
AIM
43
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$24.6M +$244K +2,150 +1%
GC
44
Gibson Capital
Pennsylvania
$24.6M +$2.12M +18,698 +9%
Bank of Montreal
45
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$22.7M -$116K -1,021 -0.5%
LC
46
Lourd Capital
California
$21.7M +$1.45M +12,765 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21.2M -$1.68M -14,789 -7%
HNB
48
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$21.1M +$21.1M +185,971 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
49
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20M +$456K +4,023 +2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
50
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$19.9M +$19.9M +175,479 New
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

523 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.81B — down 0.89% from $6.87B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new TIP positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 175 added to existing stakes and 191 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fund Evaluation Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $94.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $32.2M.

  • 523 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2015, up from 508 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.81B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 0.89% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Fund Evaluation Group, an estimated $94.5M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $32.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.