Western Asset Bond ETF
WABF
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $40M invested in Western Asset Bond ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 1
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 9 → 11 (+2)
0.74% more ownership
Funds ownership: 99.7% → 100.44% (+0.74%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $41.8M → $40M (-$1.8M)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LWMNY
Landmark Wealth Management (New York)
Melville,
New York
|
+$3.14M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$149K |
| 3 |
EMAM
Encompass More Asset Management
Danville,
California
|
+$129K |
| 4 |
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
|
+$79.8K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.68K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$1.28M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.15M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$804K |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$6.92K |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.38K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
| $16.2M | -$1.28M | -50,000 | -7% |
|
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $6.22M | – | – | – |
|
|
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
| $6.21M | -$2.38K | -93 | -0% |
|
|
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| $6.17M | -$6.92K | -271 | -0.1% |
|
|
LWMNY
5
Landmark Wealth Management (New York)
Melville,
New York
| $3.06M | +$3.14M | +123,005 | New |
|
|
6
Jane Street
New York
| $844K | +$149K | +5,837 | +21% |
|
|
EMAM
7
Encompass More Asset Management
Danville,
California
| $810K | +$129K | +5,034 | +18% |
|
|
8
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $406K | -$804K | -31,481 | -66% |
|
|
AWM
9
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
| $77.7K | +$79.8K | +3,125 | New |
|
|
10
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $2.61K | +$2.68K | +105 | New |
|
|
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $25 | – | – | – |
|
|
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1.15M | -43,423 | Closed |
|
WABF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
11 of the 7,594 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Bond ETF (WABF) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $40M — down 4.3% from $41.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new WABF positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Landmark Wealth Management (New York), opening a new position worth an estimated $3.14M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $1.28M.
- 11 institutional investors held Western Asset Bond ETF (WABF) as of Q4 2024, up from 9 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $40M of Western Asset Bond ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Western Asset Bond ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 1 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Western Asset Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Landmark Wealth Management (New York), an estimated $3.14M added.
- The largest Western Asset Bond ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $1.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.