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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.5M → $110M (+$12.8M)

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.59%13.17% (+1.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7974 (-5)

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
74
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.33%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
26
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$775K +$117K +6,277 +18%
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$755K +$34.4K +1,841 +5%
UCFA
28
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$700K +$22.3K +1,192 +3%
BTS
29
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$666K -$39.6K -2,119 -6%
COLIM
30
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$648K -$185K -9,905 -22%
OC
31
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$578K +$1.66K +89 +0.3%
BA
32
Bard Associates
Illinois
$550K +$2.81K +150 +0.5%
TWM
33
Titus Wealth Management
California
$543K -$103K -5,501 -16%
CF
34
Centaurus Financial
California
$525K +$294K +15,733 +131%
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$489K
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$397K
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$386K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
38
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$370K -$5.8K -310 -2%
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$316K +$91.8K +4,907 +42%
SPC
40
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$300K -$109K -5,834 -27%
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$293K +$131K +7,023 +83%
FAAS
42
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$288K -$42.5K -2,270 -13%
SIA
43
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$284K
CWA
44
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$269K
CAN
45
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$263K -$12K -643 -4%
WS
46
Wedbush Securities
California
$218K +$20K +1,068 +10%
SLF
47
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$218K +$211K +11,281 +5,151%
SBIA
48
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$198K +$1.87K +100 +1%
SWM
49
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$166K +$12.7K +680 +8%
CAC
50
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$128K -$10.4K -556 -8%

FFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $110M — up 13% from $97.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FFC and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Oxbow Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.19M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.97M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) as of Q2 2018, down from 79 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $110M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Oxbow Advisors, an estimated $7.19M added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $2.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.