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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
CDIA
576
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
– -$1.2M -10,902 Closed
QA
577
Quintium Advisors
Tennessee
– -$1.18M -10,725 Closed
MIAN
578
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$1.16M -10,564 Closed
HCM
579
Horan Capital Management
Maryland
– -$1.04M -9,459 Closed
AT
580
Acadia Trust
Maine
– -$976K -8,900 Closed
RMDI
581
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
– -$390K -3,557 Closed
CPIG
582
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
– -$329K -3,000 Closed
HP
583
HT Partners
Connecticut
– -$271K -2,459 Closed
ACS
584
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
– -$244K -2,179 Closed
CCP
585
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
– -$232K -2,115 Closed
SAM
586
Strategy Asset Managers
California
– -$230K -2,100 Closed
Chevy Chase Trust
587
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
– -$216K -1,966 Closed
BAAM
588
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
– -$209K -1,907 Closed
SGAM
589
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
– -$203K -1,855 Closed
QCG
590
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
– -$148K -1,354 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
591
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$147K -1,318 -100%
RFWA
592
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
– -$105K -959 Closed
CAW
593
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
– -$75K -685 Closed
JFGIW
594
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
– -$69K -630 Closed
HW
595
Hedeker Wealth
Illinois
– -$55K -502 Closed
CG
596
Colony Group
Massachusetts
– -$55K -500 Closed
CGT
597
Capital Guardian Trust
California
– -$34K -312 Closed
LWCFA
598
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$23K -210 Closed
PMFA
599
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
– -$13K -123 Closed
PFG
600
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
– -$12K -111 Closed
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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.