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iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
USIG

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $447M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 96 (+7)

13.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 130.51% → 117.17% (-13%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $576M → $447M (-$129M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 36

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.87%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
24
Reduced
36
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$15.7M
2
MLICM
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
+$13.6M
3
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
+$9.53M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$9.39M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$8.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
-$115M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$69.3M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$14.3M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$7.83M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$3.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AFG
101
Arkansas Financial Group
Arkansas
– -$502K -9,410 Closed
BTS
102
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$258K -4,848 Closed
UCFA
103
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$210K -3,942 Closed
AFP
104
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$75K -1,414 Closed
CFA
105
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$50K -944 Closed
WTB
106
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
– -$15K -280 Closed
NMIS
107
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
– -$2K -34 Closed
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USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

96 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $447M — down 22% from $576M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new USIG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $15.7M. The largest seller was ETrade Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $115M sold.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q1 2016, up from 89 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $447M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $15.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2016 was ETrade Capital Management, an estimated $115M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.