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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
BWM
1151
Birchcreek Wealth Management
Ohio
– -$224K -1,758 Closed
QCM
1152
Quest Capital Management
Texas
– -$214K -1,674 Closed
LA
1153
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$207K -1,624 Closed
CBT
1154
Capital Bank & Trust
California
– -$202K -1,581 Closed
HIM
1155
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
– -$202K -1,580 Closed
OCAM
1156
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$202K -1,580 Closed
FWM
1157
FSA Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$161K -1,261 Closed
LWCFA
1158
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$154K -1,205 Closed
KTC
1159
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
– -$151K -1,185 Closed
PWPS
1160
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
– -$145K -1,136 Closed
SFG
1161
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$144K -1,132 Closed
CTFG
1162
Capstone Triton Financial Group
Oklahoma
– -$132K -1,032 Closed
BWA
1163
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
– -$117K -919 Closed
TIM
1164
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
– -$116K -909 Closed
VCM
1165
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
– -$114K -896 Closed
FPCG
1166
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
– -$86K -677 Closed
CYG
1167
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
– -$73K -570 Closed
LF
1168
Lee Financial
Texas
– -$64K -500 Closed
SMA
1169
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
– -$53K -412 Closed
D
1170
Diversified
Delaware
– -$37K -291 Closed
FWM
1171
Filbrandt Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$37K -289 Closed
LGA
1172
Lebenthal Global Advisors
New York
– -$28K -223 Closed
BBHC
1173
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$26K -200 Closed
VCG
1174
Vantage Consulting Group
Virginia
– -$23K -188 Closed
CDIA
1175
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
– -$23K -182 Closed
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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.