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454 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.86B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 221 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 44

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 429 → 454 (+25)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.62% → 46.13% (+0.51%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 37 (-1)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.36B → $5.86B (-$1.51B)

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 221

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.33M | Put options by funds: $6.83M

Holders
454
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+5.83%
% of All Funds
13.18%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
1.07%
New
76
Increased
100
Reduced
221
Closed
44
Calls
$2.33M
Puts
$6.83M
Net Calls
-$4.5M
Net Calls Change
-$2.23M

Top Buyers

1
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$71.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$48M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$24.7M
4
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
+$19.9M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$19M

Top Sellers

1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$289M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$63.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$63M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$50.3M
5
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
-$34.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
151
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$2.73M +$988K +8,850 +55%
GC
152
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.7M +$1.09M +9,777 +66%
HK
153
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$2.68M -$76.1K -682 -3%
PA
154
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$2.62M -$101K -902 -4%
CCT
155
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$2.57M -$1.48M -13,300 -36%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
156
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.55M +$2M +17,945 +339%
SAM
157
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.45M – – –
M&T Bank
158
M&T Bank
New York
$2.44M -$620K -5,554 -20%
CPC
159
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$2.43M +$2.47M +22,100 New
SP
160
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$2.41M -$63.1K -565 -3%
BSWMG
161
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.39M +$2.42M +21,718 New
CA
162
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.27M +$1.64M +14,703 +248%
RFC
163
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$2.24M -$496K -4,440 -18%
PWPCM
164
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$2.24M +$996K +8,925 +78%
Nomura Asset Management
165
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.14M -$994K -8,900 -31%
PCMC
166
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$2.14M – – –
FAAS
167
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.13M -$751K -6,725 -26%
CS
168
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.09M -$1.41M -12,607 -40%
PP
169
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$2.05M -$120K -1,075 -5%
MBT
170
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$2M -$99.2K -889 -5%
VCP
171
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.96M -$132K -1,185 -6%
PHIMC
172
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$1.96M – – –
AWM
173
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$1.94M +$1.97M +17,626 New
CWM
174
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$1.9M +$1.93M +17,294 New
AA
175
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$1.85M -$270K -2,417 -13%
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TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

454 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $5.86B — down 20% from $7.36B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new TIP positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 221 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TIAA CREF Trust, adding an estimated $71.6M. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, cutting an estimated $289M.

  • 454 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q4 2013, up from 429 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.86B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 44 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was TIAA CREF Trust, an estimated $71.6M added.
  • The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $289M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.