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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.6M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $84M → $95.6M (+$11.6M)

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.13%10.57% (+0.44%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7673 (-3)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
73
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.95%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
22
Reduced
27
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$805K +$733 +37 +0.1%
BAM
27
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$724K +$62.1K +3,134 +10%
BA
28
Bard Associates
Illinois
$689K -$20.8K -1,050 -3%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$647K -$284K -14,324 -31%
CCP
30
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$639K -$117K -5,900 -16%
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$636K -$73.1K -3,689 -11%
OC
32
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$592K +$77.8K +3,923 +16%
EDRH
33
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$533K -$165K -8,302 -24%
SPC
34
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$487K +$2.93K +148 +0.6%
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$463K
IAA
36
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$340K +$329K +16,586 New
ICOA
37
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$325K +$47.6K +2,400 +18%
SIA
38
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$308K
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$306K +$13.9K +699 +5%
GWM
40
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$299K -$5.71K -288 -2%
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$297K +$25.9K +1,306 +10%
FAAS
42
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$272K -$24.9K -1,256 -9%
SBIA
43
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$246K +$238K +11,986 New
TSS
44
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$222K +$3.61K +182 +2%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$220K -$4.76K -240 -2%
WA
46
WFG Advisors
Texas
$206K -$8.54K -431 -4%
Cohen & Steers
47
Cohen & Steers
New York
$171K +$11.5K +581 +8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
48
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$109K
PSUF
49
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$102K
WEC
50
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$90.5K

FFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

73 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $95.6M — up 14% from $84M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FFC and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $3.19M. The largest seller was Laurion Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.52M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) as of Q1 2017, down from 76 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $95.6M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.19M added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Laurion Capital Management, an estimated $2.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.