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454 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.86B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 44

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 429 → 454 (+25)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.62% → 46.13% (+0.51%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 37 (-1)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.36B → $5.86B (-$1.51B)

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 221

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.33M | Put options by funds: $6.83M

Holders
454
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+5.83%
% of All Funds
13.18%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
1.07%
New
76
Increased
100
Reduced
221
Closed
44
Calls
$2.33M
Puts
$6.83M
Net Calls
-$4.5M
Net Calls Change
-$2.23M

Top Buyers

1
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$71.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$48M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$24.7M
4
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
+$19.9M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$19M

Top Sellers

1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$289M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$63.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$63M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$50.3M
5
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
-$34.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EFS
476
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$646 -5,739 Closed
CPO
477
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
– -$640K -5,684 Closed
VIA
478
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
– -$523K -4,650 Closed
BBA
479
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$426K -3,781 Closed
AL
480
Aspiriant LLC
California
– -$282K -2,505 Closed
MA
481
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
– -$273K -2,370 Closed
WF
482
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
– -$259K -2,300 Closed
HW
483
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
– -$233K -2,066 Closed
TNB
484
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
– -$231K -2,051 Closed
MMLI
485
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Massachusetts
– -$227K -2,018 Closed
CBB
486
Citizens Business Bank
California
– -$225K -2,000 Closed
LBC
487
Lawrence B. Cohen
– -$222K -1,975 Closed
HHGA
488
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
– -$217K -1,931 Closed
SIM
489
SSI Investment Management
California
– -$211K -1,869 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
490
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$209K -1,854 Closed
FAT
491
First American Trust
California
– -$203K -1,802 Closed
MAM
492
Mark Asset Management
New York
– -$169K -1,500 Closed
KIG
493
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
– -$124K -1,105 Closed
BIM
494
Bridgecreek Investment Management
Oklahoma
– -$121K -1,075 Closed
JFA
495
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
– -$115K -1,026 Closed
PMFA
496
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
– -$56K -500 Closed
TRCT
497
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$56K -500 Closed
S
498
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$56K -499 Closed
QBFM
499
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
– -$39K -343 Closed
FANJ
500
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$29K -262 Closed
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

454 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $5.86B — down 20% from $7.36B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new TIP positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Trust, adding an estimated $71.6M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, cutting an estimated $289M.

  • 454 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q4 2013, up from 429 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.86B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 44 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was TIAA CREF Trust, an estimated $71.6M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $289M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.