iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
802 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.5B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 383 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.
105% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7M | Put options by funds: $3.41M
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 95
16% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 50 → 58 (+8)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 791 → 802 (+11)
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.8% → 62.88% (+0.09%)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.2B → $13.5B (-$1.65B)
52% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 383
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACI
AMP Capital Investors
Sydney,
Australia
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$94.6M |
| 3 |
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Naples,
Florida
|
+$78.2M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$29.3M |
| 5 |
BOS
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
San Francisco,
California
|
+$19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$274M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$264M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$219M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$118M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$115M |
TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
802 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $13.5B — down 11% from $15.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new TIP positions and 95 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 383 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AMP Capital Investors, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $274M.
- 802 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q4 2018, up from 791 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $13.5B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 95 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was AMP Capital Investors, an estimated $114M added.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $274M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.