We're back with the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch hedge fund monitor report. This time around, we see that hedge funds have sold the Japanese yen down to the lowest levels since mid 2007.

And all of the funds set aside reflected ongoing concern about commercial lending, primarily tied to industries such as hospitality and retail that have been harmed the most by efforts to slow the ...

Investment ideas: Exchange traded funds (ETFs ... from record highs. Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes that this is a long-term secular theme and that emerging market trends will help ...

according to a BofA Securities note about its clients flow trends. The bank said that overall its hedge fund clientele sold more than bought stocks for a second consecutive week, dumping stakes in ...

Bank of America Securities downgraded Chubb (NYSE:CB) to Underperform and The Hartford Financial Services (NYSE:HIG) to Neutral as analyst Joshua Shanker expects some trends that fed commercial ...

Many of the "disturbing" trends ... at Bank of America. Leverage is higher now, individual investors still dominate trading, major shareholders are cutting their stakes, while hedge funds have ...

Bank of America strategists Savita Subramanian ... investors can get global exposure to automaker trends with funds like the First Trust Nasdaq Global Auto Index, while those who want a longer ...

In its equity client flow trends note to clients this week, BofA analysts said there were continued stock and ETF inflows last week, with the firm's clients net buyers of US equities for a fourth ...

As previously reported, BofA upgraded NetApp (NTAP ... the analyst tells investors. While trends are improving, the firm still sees limited upside to consensus estimates, the analyst added.

However, ETFs have many clear advantages over mutual funds, as Bank of America strategists recently ... and any mark over 1 is seen as solid. A few trends jump out from the narrowed-down list.

BofA Merrill Lynch strategist Mary Ann Bartels is out with her quarterly hedge fund monitor this week, taking a look at what the funds did in Q4. The biggest takeaway, according to Bartels ...