iShares TIPS Bond ETF
1,094 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 491 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.
69% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 491 | Existing positions reduced: 290
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.3M | Put options by funds: $40M
49% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 93
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 82 → 87 (+5)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,056 → 1,094 (+38)
2.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.09% → 63.31% (-2.8%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.5B → $16.5B (-$994M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$222M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$168M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$125M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$78.7M |
| 5 |
G
GenTrust
Miami,
Florida
|
+$60.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.61B |
| 2 |
SLI
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$75M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$65M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$48.2M |
TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
1,094 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $16.5B — down 5.7% from $17.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new TIP positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 491 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.61B.
- 1,094 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2021, up from 1,056 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $16.5B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 139 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 93 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $222M added.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.61B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.