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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
USIG

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $748M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 105 → 107 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $718M → $748M (+$30.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 36

9.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 145.61% → 136.16% (-9.4%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $218K

Holders
107
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.9%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
36
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
$218K
Net Calls
-$218K
Net Calls Change
-$218K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$51.8M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$42.4M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$36.4M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$17.1M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$6.96M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$35.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$31.6M
3
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$23.2M
4
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$8.99M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$8.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAMU
26
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.01M -$82.9K -1,500 -2%
ACM
27
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$3.74M +$1.09M +19,766 +41%
BCI
28
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.65M -$151K -2,738 -4%
JIR
29
James Investment Research
Ohio
$3.23M -$113K -2,050 -3%
VKH
30
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.91M +$2.94M +53,298 New
Nomura Asset Management
31
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.84M +$475K +8,600 +20%
CFP
32
Cornerstone Financial Partners
North Carolina
$2.63M +$908K +16,444 +52%
BAC
33
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$2.39M +$157K +2,840 +7%
CCA
34
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.15M – – –
SIA
35
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.07M +$729K +13,190 +53%
MML Investors Services
36
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.04M +$682K +12,348 +50%
Lazard Asset Management
37
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.65M – – –
BA
38
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.55M -$155K -2,810 -9%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.53M +$903K +16,344 +140%
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.42M +$214K +3,872 +17%
CCM
41
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$1.27M -$4.09K -74 -0.3%
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.19M -$155K -2,800 -11%
TNBTD
43
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.12M +$3.87K +70 +0.3%
HIIFS
44
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$1.08M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.07M +$40.1K +726 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$894K +$78.9K +1,428 +10%
SG Americas Securities
47
SG Americas Securities
New York
$758K – – –
US Bancorp
48
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$675K +$11K +200 +2%
SCA
49
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$651K +$658K +11,912 New
UBS AM
50
UBS AM
Illinois
$610K +$617K +11,178 New
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USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

107 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $748M — up 4.3% from $718M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new USIG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $51.8M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $35.4M.

  • 107 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q4 2016, up from 105 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $748M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $51.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $35.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.