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675 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 269 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.18M | Put options by funds: $2.6M

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 51

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 269 | Existing positions reduced: 221

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 71 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.6B → $14.3B (+$749M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 667 → 675 (+8)

0.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.82% → 61.63% (+0.82%)

Holders
675
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.2%
% of All Funds
16.83%
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.7%
% of All Funds
1.77%
New
66
Increased
269
Reduced
221
Closed
51
Calls
$6.18M
Puts
$2.6M
Net Calls
+$3.58M
Net Calls Change
+$1.46M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$141M
2
SIM
Scottrade Investment Management
Missouri
+$106M
3
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$101M
4
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
+$94.8M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$78.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$217M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$162M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
-$49M
4
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$42.3M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$31.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FMII
626
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$49K – – –
PRS
627
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$49K +$49.6K +434 New
CHC
628
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$47K – – –
TJHA
629
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$47K – – –
ECM
630
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$45K -$121K -1,062 -73%
DAM
631
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$45K – – –
WAS
632
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$43K +$42.9K +375 New
ClearBridge Investments
633
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$39K – – –
CFN
634
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$37K -$49K -429 -57%
OSNBOA
635
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$33K – – –
DBT
636
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$29K -$57.1K -500 -66%
LWCFA
637
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$28K – – –
Northern Trust
638
Northern Trust
Illinois
$27K +$1.31M +11,478 +91%
HCM
639
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$26K – – –
TIM
640
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$26K – – –
SIAS
641
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$26K +$26.6K +233 New
TCM
642
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$25K – – –
FCMT
643
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$23K – – –
LTI
644
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$22.7K – – –
CG
645
Cutler Group
California
$22K – – –
FMP
646
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$22K – – –
MCIA
647
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
$21K +$21.3K +186 New
PFSC
648
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
AF
649
Arrow Financial
New York
$18K – – –
FIB
650
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$17K +$11.4K +100 +200%
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26
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

675 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $14.3B — up 5.5% from $13.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new TIP positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 269 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $217M.

  • 675 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q2 2017, up from 667 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $14.3B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 51 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $217M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.