iShares TIPS Bond ETF
1,096 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.7B invested in iShares TIPS Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 490 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
69% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 490 | Existing positions reduced: 290
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.3M | Put options by funds: $40M
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 91
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 82 → 88 (+6)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,057 → 1,096 (+39)
2.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.24% → 63.43% (-2.8%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18B → $16.7B (-$1.29B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$222M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$168M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$125M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$78.7M |
| 5 |
G
GenTrust
Miami,
Florida
|
+$60.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.61B |
| 2 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$420M |
| 3 |
SLI
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$104M |
| 4 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$75M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$65M |
TIP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
1,096 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $16.7B — down 7.2% from $18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new TIP positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 490 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.61B.
- 1,096 institutional investors held iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) as of Q1 2021, up from 1,057 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $16.7B of iShares TIPS Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 139 funds opened new iShares TIPS Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 91 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $222M added.
- The largest iShares TIPS Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.61B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.