iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
563 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.7B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 169 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
41% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 169
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 43
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 45 → 49 (+4)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $11.7B (+$638M)
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.81M | Put options by funds: $7.21M
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 560 → 563 (+3)
0.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.5% → 62% (+0.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$200M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$142M |
| 3 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$86.8M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$59M |
| 5 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$42.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$87M |
| 2 |
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Chambesy,
Switzerland
|
-$43.3M |
| 3 |
EDRAML
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg
|
-$42.6M |
| 4 |
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
|
-$27.3M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$26.8M |
TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
563 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $11.7B — up 5.8% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new TIP positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 238 added to existing stakes and 169 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $87M.
- 563 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q3 2016, up from 560 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $11.7B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 43 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $200M added.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q3 2016 was QS Investors, an estimated $87M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.