iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
438 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.26B invested in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 136 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
104% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 50
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 136
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 390 → 438 (+48)
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 56 (+5)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.58B → $8.26B (+$676M)
0% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.29B | Put options by funds: $3.3B
8.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.27% → 81.64% (-8.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$272M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$258M |
| 3 |
MIM
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany,
New Jersey
|
+$242M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$152M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$150M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Legal & General Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$309M |
| 2 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$214M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$213M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$205M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$184M |
TLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
438 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $8.26B — up 8.9% from $7.58B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new TLT positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 158 added to existing stakes and 136 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $272M. The largest seller was Legal & General Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $309M sold.
- 438 institutional investors held iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) as of Q1 2019, up from 390 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $8.26B of iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 102 funds opened new iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 50 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $272M added.
- The largest iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Legal & General Group, an estimated $309M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.