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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
USIG

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $565M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 85 (-11)

28.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 157.87% → 129.24% (-29%)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $869M → $565M (-$305M)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 20

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
85
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-11.46%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
11
Increased
17
Reduced
40
Closed
20
Calls
$217K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$217K
Net Calls Change
+$217K

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$22.8M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$20.6M
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$7.68M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$6.97M
5
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
+$4.16M

Top Sellers

1
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$56.3M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$47.7M
3
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$39M
4
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
-$36.2M
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$33.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Barclays
51
Barclays
United Kingdom
$362K -$150K -2,700 -29%
BAS
52
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$362K +$367K +6,632 New
MAA
53
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$360K -$243K -4,384 -40%
FA
54
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$338K -$20.7M -373,368 -98%
BIM
55
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$294K – – –
GI
56
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$289K -$23.5K -424 -7%
CCA
57
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$283K -$3.21K -58 -1%
Citigroup
58
Citigroup
New York
$280K -$4.88K -88 -2%
SSG
59
Summit Securities Group
New York
$271K +$277K +5,000 New
MBT
60
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$265K -$49.9K -900 -16%
MFBTD
61
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$258K – – –
RT
62
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$243K – – –
CAN
63
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$239K – – –
LTFS
64
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$212K -$1.13M -20,396 -84%
MCM
65
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$183K -$187K -3,372 -50%
LNB
66
Ledyard National Bank
$130K -$11.1K -200 -8%
Northern Trust
67
Northern Trust
Illinois
$125K -$688K -12,422 -5%
AIM
68
AMI Investment Management
Indiana
$103K +$105K +1,892 New
TFA
69
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$99K – – –
MFS
70
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$84K -$32.2K -582 -27%
IA
71
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$69K +$60.9K +1,100 +647%
CFA
72
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$51K +$52.3K +944 New
US Bancorp
73
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$38K -$244K -4,400 -86%
MCM
74
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$36K – – –
NMIS
75
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
$32K – – –
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USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

85 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $565M — down 35% from $869M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of USIG and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, adding an estimated $22.8M. The largest seller was Beaumont Financial Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.3M sold.

  • 85 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q2 2015, down from 96 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $565M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $22.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $56.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.