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iShares TIPS Bond ETF
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1,094 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 491 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 491 | Existing positions reduced: 290

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $63.3M | Put options by funds: $40M

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 93

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 82 → 87 (+5)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,056 → 1,094 (+38)

2.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.09% → 63.31% (-2.8%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.5B → $16.5B (-$994M)

Holders
1,094
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+3.6%
% of All Funds
19.21%
Holding in Top 10
87
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.1%
% of All Funds
1.53%
New
139
Increased
491
Reduced
290
Closed
93
Calls
$63.3M
Puts
$40M
Net Calls
+$23.3M
Net Calls Change
-$842M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$222M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$168M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$125M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$78.7M
5
G
GenTrust
Florida
+$60.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.61B
2
SLI
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
-$104M
3
Man Group
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$75M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$65M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$48.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LCM
1001
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$38K +$38K +300 New
TF
1002
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$37K +$6.33K +50 +20%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
1003
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$36K – – –
APWA
1004
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$36K +$2.53K +20 +8%
SQA
1005
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$33K – – –
FGAM
1006
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$32K -$2.53K -20 -7%
APC
1007
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$31K -$182K -1,434 -85%
CB
1008
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$31K – – –
CBT
1009
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$31K +$16.1K +127 +106%
Northern Trust
1010
Northern Trust
Illinois
$31K +$105K +830 +3%
RDFA
1011
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$30K -$97.5K -770 -76%
HPC
1012
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$29K -$3.33M -26,271 -99%
LWM
1013
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$29K – – –
TCM
1014
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$29K – – –
RG
1015
Retirement Group
California
$28K – – –
ACA
1016
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$26.1K +$1.52K +12 +6%
GTAM
1017
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$25K -$349K -2,754 -93%
CG
1018
Cutler Group
California
$25K – – –
MIM
1019
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$25K – – –
HI
1020
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$25K +$2.28K +18 +10%
SC
1021
Sierra Capital
Florida
$25K +$25.3K +200 New
TRCT
1022
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$25K +$25.3K +200 New
OSNBOA
1023
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$24K – – –
BWM
1024
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$22K – – –
FEG
1025
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$22K – – –
39 40
41
42 43

TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

1,094 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $16.5B — down 5.7% from $17.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new TIP positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 491 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.61B.

  • 1,094 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2021, up from 1,056 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $16.5B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 139 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 93 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $222M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.61B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.