iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
468 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4B invested in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 188 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 51
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8B → $10.4B (+$2.43B)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 56 → 67 (+11)
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 188 | Existing positions reduced: 162
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 437 → 468 (+31)
11.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.44% → 68.94% (-11%)
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.27B | Put options by funds: $7.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$891M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$382M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$246M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$231M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$190M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$357M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$149M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$104M |
| 4 |
QAM
Q3 Asset Management
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$89.4M |
| 5 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$53.9M |
TLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
468 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $10.4B — up 30% from $8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new TLT positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 188 added to existing stakes and 162 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $891M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $357M.
- 468 institutional investors held iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) as of Q2 2019, up from 437 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $10.4B of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $891M added.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $357M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.