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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
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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
KCM
76
Karp Capital Management
California
$32K +$332 +6 +1%
IPC
77
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$30K -$777K -14,028 -96%
Bank of Montreal
78
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$30K – – –
CTC
79
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$26K – – –
PG
80
Patten Group
Tennessee
$21.7K +$22.2K +400 New
ST
81
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$21K – – –
CFS
82
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$18K – – –
WA
83
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$14K – – –
CWM
84
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$1K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
85
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$62 +$63.3K +1,142 New
BFA
86
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$56.3M -993,356 Closed
SAS
87
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
– -$36.2M -640,616 Closed
BG
88
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
– -$14.8M -261,284 Closed
UCFA
89
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$6.96M -124,220 Closed
SB
90
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$4.14M -73,030 Closed
BTS
91
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$39M -68,770 Closed
SS
92
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$1.91M -33,598 Closed
AI
93
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$982K -17,320 Closed
VFA
94
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
– -$656K -11,614 Closed
CAM
95
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
– -$524K -9,238 Closed
Stifel Financial
96
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$477K -8,408 Closed
CNB
97
City National Bank
California
– -$289K -5,100 Closed
ICAS
98
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
– -$274K -4,844 Closed
CS
99
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$203K -3,588 Closed
DADC
100
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$153K -2,706 Closed
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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.