iShares TIPS Bond ETF
510 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.14B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
112% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 41
15% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 39 (+5)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 471 → 510 (+39)
1.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.35% → 49.65% (+1.3%)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.13B → $6.14B (+$18.8M)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 205
74% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.45M | Put options by funds: $5.51M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$112M |
| 2 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$73.6M |
| 3 |
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$44.8M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$38.3M |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$32.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$99.3M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$69.6M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$49.4M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$43.3M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$40.6M |
TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
510 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $6.14B — up 0.31% from $6.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new TIP positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $112M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $99.3M.
- 510 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q4 2014, up from 471 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $6.14B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 0.31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 87 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $112M added.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q4 2014 was QS Investors, an estimated $99.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.