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iShares TIPS Bond ETF
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675 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 269 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.18M | Put options by funds: $2.6M

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 51

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 269 | Existing positions reduced: 221

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 71 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.6B → $14.3B (+$749M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 667 → 675 (+8)

0.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.82% → 61.63% (+0.82%)

Holders
675
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.2%
% of All Funds
16.83%
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.7%
% of All Funds
1.77%
New
66
Increased
269
Reduced
221
Closed
51
Calls
$6.18M
Puts
$2.6M
Net Calls
+$3.58M
Net Calls Change
+$1.46M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$141M
2
SIM
Scottrade Investment Management
Missouri
+$106M
3
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$101M
4
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
+$94.8M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$78.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$217M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$162M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
-$49M
4
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$42.3M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$31.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
126
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$8.54M +$1.89M +16,501 +28%
SPC
127
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$8.52M +$273K +2,388 +3%
QFA
128
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$8.45M -$604K -5,284 -7%
TFF
129
The Family Firm
Maryland
$8.29M +$59.3K +519 +0.7%
CL
130
CPWM LLC
Washington
$8.23M +$28.8K +252 +0.3%
GIM
131
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$8.07M +$596K +5,216 +8%
CS
132
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$7.97M +$719K +6,295 +10%
HFA
133
High Falls Advisors
New York
$7.83M +$7.48M +65,443 +1,828%
APCM
134
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$7.81M +$6.63M +58,000 +532%
VC
135
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$7.78M +$7.01M +61,359 +851%
UBS AM
136
UBS AM
Illinois
$7.78M -$303K -2,654 -4%
ATC
137
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$7.75M +$17.1K +150 +0.2%
SWP
138
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$7.71M -$49.7K -435 -0.6%
GC
139
Garde Capital
Washington
$7.63M -$2.42M -21,165 -24%
CCG
140
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$7.6M -$143K -1,250 -2%
DADC
141
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$7.59M +$251K +2,194 +3%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
142
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$7.59M – – –
CA
143
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$7.55M +$1.01M +8,880 +15%
OC
144
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$7.49M -$275K -2,403 -4%
Stifel Financial
145
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.44M -$6.76M -59,178 -47%
BUB
146
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$7.42M +$157K +1,376 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
147
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$7.4M -$2.84M -24,854 -28%
BSWMG
148
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$7.17M +$3.24M +28,382 +82%
ACM
149
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$7.03M -$3.09M -27,009 -30%
MA
150
MUFG Americas
New York
$6.89M -$70.7K -619 -1%
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

675 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $14.3B — up 5.5% from $13.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new TIP positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 269 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $217M.

  • 675 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q2 2017, up from 667 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $14.3B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 51 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $217M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.