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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $718M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $534M → $718M (+$184M)

23.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 121.73% → 145.61% (+24%)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 30

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 105 (+5)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
36
Reduced
30
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$159M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$14.4M
3
AT
Arden Trust
Delaware
+$9.93M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$7.51M
5
MA
MUFG Americas
New York
+$5.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$10.2M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.65M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$4.23M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.11M
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$3.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
76
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$249K +$1.14K +20 +0.5%
UBS AM
77
UBS AM
Illinois
$235K – – –
EWM
78
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$210K +$210K +3,690 New
MFS
79
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$202K -$73.9K -1,298 -27%
LAM
80
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$188K +$188K +3,300 New
CCM
81
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$167K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
82
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$150K +$56.1K +986 +61%
LTFS
83
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$141K -$10.9K -192 -7%
Northern Trust
84
Northern Trust
Illinois
$107K -$694K -12,200 -6%
NFG
85
Next Financial Group
Texas
$103K +$67.7K +1,190 +189%
GI
86
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$86K -$1.25K -22 -1%
CFG
87
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$60K – – –
SEI Investments
88
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$57K +$1.25K +22 +2%
Creative Planning
89
Creative Planning
Kansas
$57K +$30.3K +532 +112%
IPC
90
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$44K – – –
GWM
91
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$41K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
92
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$33K +$33K +580 New
MCM
93
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$27K -$10.8K -190 -28%
CTC
94
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$27K – – –
Bank of Montreal
95
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K – – –
AIM
96
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$25.5K – – –
HNB
97
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$23K – – –
PG
98
Patten Group
Tennessee
$22.6K – – –
ST
99
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
CFS
100
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$19K – – –
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4
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USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

105 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $718M — up 34% from $534M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new USIG positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 105 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q3 2016, up from 100 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $718M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2016 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.