iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
183 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.78B invested in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
86% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 26 (+12)
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 27
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 49
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.68B → $5.78B (+$1.1B)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 161 → 183 (+22)
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.72B | Put options by funds: $2.16B
38.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 215.73% → 177.57% (-38%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$356M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$270M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$269M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$210M |
| 5 |
AAM
American Asset Management
Boca Raton,
Florida
|
+$90.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$331M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$319M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$50.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$46.6M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$45.7M |
TLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
183 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $5.78B — up 23% from $4.68B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new TLT positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $331M.
- 183 institutional investors held iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) as of Q1 2014, up from 161 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $5.78B of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $356M added.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $331M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.