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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
BWM
651
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$17K +$16.9K +148 New
CFG
652
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$17K +$17.3K +151 New
HS
653
Horan Securities
United States
$15K – – –
SFSIG
654
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$15K +$15.4K +135 New
BWA
655
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$14K +$13.8K +121 New
KF
656
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$13K – – –
FFC
657
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$12K -$11.3K -99 -47%
VCM
658
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$11K -$6.29K -55 -35%
JFA
659
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$11K – – –
PCTC
660
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$11K – – –
PS
661
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$10K -$7.66K -67 -42%
MA
662
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$7K -$205K -1,798 -97%
PFGIA
663
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$7K -$24.5K -214 -78%
FCA
664
Florence Capital Advisors
New York
$6K – – –
OC
665
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$6K – – –
GWS
666
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$6K +$6.51K +57 New
SIM
667
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$4.31K +$4.34K +38 New
FMTCOCP
668
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$4.08K – – –
EA
669
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$4K +$5.03K +44 New
RFM
670
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$2K -$5.49K -48 -70%
PSW
671
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$2K – – –
SFG
672
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
VNA
673
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
BAM
674
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
MIM
675
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1K – – –
25 26
27
28 29

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.