iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
266 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.34B invested in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 103 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 38
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 103 | Existing positions reduced: 87
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 246 → 266 (+20)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.33B | Put options by funds: $2.51B
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 33 (-1)
18.4% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.4% → 83% (-18%)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.08B → $5.34B (-$1.74B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$309M |
| 2 |
DRS
Deane Retirement Strategies
New Orleans,
Louisiana
|
+$116M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$85.8M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$42.2M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$41.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$456M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$396M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$331M |
| 4 |
PC
Passport Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$217M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$196M |
TLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
266 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.34B — down 25% from $7.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new TLT positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 103 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $309M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $456M.
- 266 institutional investors held iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) as of Q1 2015, up from 246 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $5.34B of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $309M added.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $456M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.