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iShares TIPS Bond ETF

791 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.2B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 298 increasing their positions, 305 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.79M | Put options by funds: $5.71M

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 58

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.1B → $15.2B (+$104M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 790791 (+1)

0.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.88%63.6% (-0.28%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 298 | Existing positions reduced: 305

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5150 (-1)

Holders
791
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.13%
% of All Funds
18.08%
Holding in Top 10
50
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
1.14%
New
61
Increased
298
Reduced
305
Closed
58
Calls
$7.79M
Puts
$5.71M
Net Calls
+$2.08M
Net Calls Change
+$8.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
51
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$32M +$3.15M +28,169 +11%
QI
52
QS Investors
New York
$31.8M -$15.1M -134,997 -32%
AG
53
Advisor Group
Arizona
$31.3M +$18.4M +165,151 +140%
Prudential Financial
54
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$30.6M +$458K +4,096 +2%
HMC
55
Higher Moment Capital
Massachusetts
$29.9M -$2.56M -22,900 -8%
FTUS
56
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$27.9M +$28.2M +252,025 New
EC
57
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$26.6M +$655K +5,860 +3%
William Blair & Company
58
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$26.4M +$2.91M +26,019 +12%
ECM
59
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$25.2M -$2.58M -23,140 -9%
KL
60
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$25M +$1.57M +14,054 +7%
MML Investors Services
61
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$24.9M +$8.96M +80,187 +55%
G
62
GenTrust
Florida
$24.4M +$1.49M +13,323 +6%
SIC
63
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$24.1M +$892K +7,981 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
64
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$23.7M +$2.26M +20,219 +10%
SB
65
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$23.6M -$2.49M -22,263 -9%
TC
66
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$22.6M +$12.9M +115,359 +130%
CTB
67
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$22.1M +$91.6K +820 +0.4%
PFA
68
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$21.5M +$21.7M +194,206 New
NIMI
69
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$21.1M +$21.3M +190,749 New
Allianz Asset Management
70
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$20M +$9.48M +84,865 +89%
PAG
71
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$19.5M +$6.49M +58,080 +49%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
72
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$19.4M +$379K +3,392 +2%
CA
73
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$18.6M +$2.62M +23,416 +16%
PAG
74
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$18.3M -$15.7M -140,748 -46%
CL
75
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$18.2M +$2.67M +23,915 +17%

TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

791 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $15.2B — up 0.69% from $15.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new TIP positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 298 added to existing stakes and 305 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $275M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $152M.

  • 791 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q3 2018, up from 790 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $15.2B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 0.69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 58 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $275M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $152M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.