iShares TIPS Bond ETF
523 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.81B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 191 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
953% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.71M | Put options by funds: $827K
51% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 37
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 508 → 523 (+15)
2.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.63% → 52.39% (+2.8%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.87B → $6.81B (-$60.9M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 191
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 37 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FEG
Fund Evaluation Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$94.5M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$92M |
| 3 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$68.1M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$65.9M |
| 5 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$32.2M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$24.6M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$24.3M |
| 4 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$16.9M |
| 5 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$14.8M |
TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
523 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $6.81B — down 0.89% from $6.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new TIP positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 175 added to existing stakes and 191 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fund Evaluation Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $94.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $32.2M.
- 523 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2015, up from 508 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $6.81B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 0.89% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Fund Evaluation Group, an estimated $94.5M added.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $32.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.