Invesco Bond Fund
VBF
31 hedge funds and large institutions have $63.4M invested in Invesco Bond Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 31 (+2)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60M → $63.4M (+$3.47M)
2.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 29.34% → 31.62% (+2.3%)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
+$3.16M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.73M |
| 3 |
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$1.09M |
| 4 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$792K |
| 5 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$524K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.34M |
| 2 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$287K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$233K |
| 4 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$227K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$81.1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WEC
26
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $12.3K | – | – | – |
|
27
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
HR
28
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
30
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $2K | +$2.1K | +120 | New |
|
31
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| $1K | +$1.4K | +80 | New |
|
|
SC
32
Searle & Co
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$17K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
VBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
31 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $63.4M — up 5.8% from $60M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new VBF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.16M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.34M.
- 31 institutional investors held Invesco Bond Fund (VBF) as of Q3 2015, up from 29 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $63.4M of Invesco Bond Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Invesco Bond Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Invesco Bond Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $3.16M added.
- The largest Invesco Bond Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.34M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.