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Invesco Bond Fund
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36 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.9M invested in Invesco Bond Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.6M → $65.9M (+$9.3M)

3.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.37% → 29.38% (+3%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 36 (+1)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 10

Holders
36
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.86%
% of All Funds
1.03%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
9
Reduced
10
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$3.59M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.02M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$1.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$534K
5
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$269K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$526K
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$427K
3
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$284K
4
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$207K
5
BBA
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$196K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
M&T Bank
26
M&T Bank
New York
$16K – – –
WEC
27
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$13.4K – – –
U
28
UBS
Switzerland
$13K -$13.7K -731 -52%
US Bancorp
29
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K – – –
HR
30
Howe & Rusling
New York
$8K – – –
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$6K -$183K -9,782 -97%
DOA
32
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$5K – – –
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K – – –
NFG
34
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2K +$1.87K +100 New
BRWA
35
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.76K +$1.72K +92 New
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$3.23K -173 -73%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1K +$430 +23 +110%
CA
38
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$526K -28,929 Closed
TC
39
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$207K -11,404 Closed
AllianceBernstein
40
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
– -$139K -7,649 Closed
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$6K -305 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2K -136 Closed
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VBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

36 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $65.9M — up 16% from $56.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new VBF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.59M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $526K sold.

  • 36 institutional investors held Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) as of Q2 2014, up from 35 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $65.9M of Invesco Bond Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Invesco Bond Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Invesco Bond Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $3.59M added.
  • The largest Invesco Bond Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $526K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.