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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $545M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 87 (-5)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $597M → $545M (-$51.3M)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 38

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
87
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.43%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
6
Increased
23
Reduced
38
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
+$7.93M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$5.44M
3
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
+$3.38M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.02M
5
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
+$1.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$36.2M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$12.3M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$9.32M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.75M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$5.89M +$153K +2,812 +3%
JIR
27
James Investment Research
Ohio
$4.72M – – –
PI
28
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$4.3M -$541K -9,956 -11%
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.47M -$9.32M -171,462 -73%
PAMU
30
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$3.38M – – –
BAC
31
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$3.38M -$511K -9,400 -13%
ICOA
32
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$3.33M +$3.38M +62,166 New
KC
33
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$2.84M -$211K -3,888 -7%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.71M +$260K +4,776 +11%
BCM
35
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$1.8M -$36.2M -667,116 -95%
IA
36
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$1.66M +$908K +16,714 +122%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.47M -$564K -10,380 -28%
Nomura Asset Management
38
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.37M +$109K +2,000 +9%
SCM
39
Saba Capital Management
New York
$1.17M -$12.3M -226,848 -91%
PVH
40
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.17M +$908K +16,702 +363%
HFS
41
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.06M -$58K -1,068 -5%
TNBTD
42
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$984K – – –
Truist Financial
43
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$983K +$41K +754 +4%
IPC
44
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$900K +$894K +16,448 New
CC
45
Courier Capital
New York
$791K – – –
MFBTD
46
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$738K – – –
MA
47
MUFG Americas
New York
$712K – – –
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$647K -$189K -3,484 -23%
BJ
49
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$535K – – –
GI
50
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$534K -$146K -2,690 -22%
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USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

87 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $545M — down 8.6% from $597M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of USIG and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was ETrade Capital Management, adding an estimated $7.93M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, cutting an estimated $36.2M.

  • 87 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q1 2014, down from 92 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $545M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was ETrade Capital Management, an estimated $7.93M added.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $36.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.