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Invesco Bond Fund
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.4M invested in Invesco Bond Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.4M → $48.4M (+$11.9M)

6.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.32% → 22.44% (+6.1%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 35 (+2)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
35
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
9
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$7.92M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$5.17M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$2.33M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.18M
5
CP
Covalent Partners
Massachusetts
+$362K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.71M
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.39M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$704K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$572K
5
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$419K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHA
26
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$71K – – –
EFSCE
27
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$35K – – –
First Manhattan
28
First Manhattan
New York
$35K – – –
U
29
UBS
Switzerland
$24K -$18.7K -1,051 -43%
WEC
30
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$23K +$23.1K +1,300 New
TRCT
31
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$20K +$16.6K +934 +486%
M&T Bank
32
M&T Bank
New York
$14K – – –
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$11K +$11.5K +650 New
HR
34
Howe & Rusling
New York
$7K – – –
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5K – – –
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K – – –
DOA
37
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$4K +$4.41K +248 New
VKH
38
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$285K -16,256 Closed
LPL Financial
39
LPL Financial
California
– -$179K -10,186 Closed
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$26K -1,482 Closed
Deutsche Bank
41
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$7K -400 Closed
Nomura Holdings
42
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$7K -400 Closed
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VBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

35 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $48.4M — up 33% from $36.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new VBF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.92M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.71M.

  • 35 institutional investors held Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) as of Q4 2013, up from 33 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $48.4M of Invesco Bond Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Invesco Bond Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Invesco Bond Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $7.92M added.
  • The largest Invesco Bond Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.