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iShares TIPS Bond ETF
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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
NR
676
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
PCFFS
677
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$1K – – –
FAM
678
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$365 -$381K -3,334 -100%
IWM
679
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$71 +$58.9K +515 +5%
IA
680
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
– -$28.1M -244,657 Closed
HMC
681
Higher Moment Capital
Massachusetts
– -$18.2M -158,635 Closed
SAS
682
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
– -$12M -104,884 Closed
AL
683
Aspiriant LLC
California
– -$1.16M -85,858 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
684
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$9.54M -83,485 Closed
VKH
685
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$7.35M -64,134 Closed
AIA
686
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
– -$6.8M -59,332 Closed
VIA
687
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
– -$6.09M -53,139 Closed
WAM
688
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$5.73M -50,000 Closed
QA
689
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
– -$5.55M -48,452 Closed
NIP
690
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
– -$2.51M -21,920 Closed
FPS
691
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
– -$2.02M -17,620 Closed
Millennium Management
692
Millennium Management
New York
– -$2M -17,397 Closed
IAA
693
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
– -$1.95M -16,930 Closed
TNBTD
694
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
– -$1.57M -13,681 Closed
EF
695
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
– -$1.53M -13,347 Closed
CIM
696
Cambria Investment Management
California
– -$1.38M -12,052 Closed
CG
697
Caprock Group
Idaho
– -$1.3M -11,334 Closed
AWM
698
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$1.29M -11,238 Closed
NVCHI
699
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
– -$1.04M -9,101 Closed
JFG
700
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
– -$883K -7,697 Closed
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28
29 30

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.