iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
USIG
86 hedge funds and large institutions have $481M invested in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 85 → 86 (+1)
5.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 129.24% → 123.95% (-5.3%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $565M → $481M (-$83.9M)
49% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 35
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $65K | Put options by funds: $141K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$11.2M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.85M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.57M |
| 4 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$2.58M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.75M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$21.2M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$20M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14.8M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$10.5M |
| 5 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$9.46M |
USIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
86 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $481M — down 15% from $565M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new USIG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was WBI Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $21.2M.
- 86 institutional investors held iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (USIG) as of Q3 2015, up from 85 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $481M of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was WBI Investments, an estimated $11.2M added.
- The largest iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $21.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.