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794 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.6B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 342 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 342 | Existing positions reduced: 242

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.24M | Put options by funds: $4.62M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 72

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 785 → 794 (+9)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.4B → $15.6B (+$188M)

0.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.11% → 63.34% (-0.77%)

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 71 → 56 (-15)

Holders
794
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.15%
% of All Funds
18.2%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
-15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.13%
% of All Funds
1.28%
New
90
Increased
342
Reduced
242
Closed
72
Calls
$6.24M
Puts
$4.62M
Net Calls
+$1.62M
Net Calls Change
-$2.68M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$403M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$110M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$107M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$91.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$80M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
-$251M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$163M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$93.2M
4
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
-$92.3M
5
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
-$50.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OAM
801
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$8.28M -72,583 Closed
SI
802
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$7.74M -67,887 Closed
APCM
803
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
– -$7.48M -65,600 Closed
VHAM
804
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
– -$6.33M -55,494 Closed
VIA
805
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
– -$5.04M -44,152 Closed
FTS
806
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
– -$4.25M -37,249 Closed
CCA
807
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$3.27M -28,623 Closed
VWM
808
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
– -$2.75M -24,123 Closed
JFG
809
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
– -$2.03M -17,780 Closed
MSA
810
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$1.77M -15,475 Closed
LFG
811
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
– -$1.39M -12,149 Closed
SP
812
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.32M -11,544 Closed
Squarepoint
813
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.3M -11,384 Closed
DA
814
DSC Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.25M -10,940 Closed
LFM
815
Lumina Fund Management
New York
– -$1.14M -10,000 Closed
ZIC
816
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
– -$996K -8,730 Closed
JG
817
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$846K -7,420 Closed
MLM
818
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$820K -7,186 Closed
FC
819
Financial Consulate
Maryland
– -$609K -5,339 Closed
AAC
820
Acorn Advisory Capital
New York
– -$593K -5,200 Closed
KA
821
Kovack Advisors
Florida
– -$495K -4,340 Closed
CCM
822
Consolidated Capital Management
California
– -$399K -3,500 Closed
AIP
823
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$382K -3,350 Closed
CCG
824
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
– -$376K -3,300 Closed
SFI
825
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
– -$304K -2,665 Closed
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

794 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $15.6B — up 1.2% from $15.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new TIP positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 342 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $403M. The largest seller was Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, cutting an estimated $251M.

  • 794 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2018, up from 785 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $15.6B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 72 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $403M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, an estimated $251M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.