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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $84M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 5

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 18

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6576 (+11)

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.52%10.13% (-0.39%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $95M → $84M (-$11M)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+16.92%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
22
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SF
51
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$80K -$54.6K -2,781 -40%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
52
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$74K +$76.9K +3,918 New
IWM
53
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$72K +$72.5K +3,692 New
NSIM
54
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$62K +$23.6K +1,200 +57%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$61K
MFS
56
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$56K +$7.4K +377 +14%
DADC
57
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$45K +$1.47K +75 +3%
WT
58
Whittier Trust
California
$41K
SFS
59
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$38K +$37.3K +1,900 New
LWM
60
Lenox Wealth Management
Ohio
$37K
AAM
61
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$28K -$12.9K -655 -30%
NFG
62
Next Financial Group
Texas
$26K
Bank of Montreal
63
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
64
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$21K
SIG
65
Stanford Investment Group
California
$19K
AA
66
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$19K +$20.2K +1,030 New
PFGIA
67
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$16K +$15.8K +803 New
CFA
68
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$15K
PCM
69
Penserra Capital Management
California
$13K +$1.53K +78 +12%
WTB
70
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$12K
PSW
71
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$11K +$11.8K +600 New
MBT
72
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$10K +$10.2K +520 New
AWM
73
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$8K
JIC
74
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$8K
BIG
75
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$5K +$5K +255 New

FFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

76 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $84M — down 12% from $95M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FFC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Laurion Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.62M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $3.88M.

  • 76 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) as of Q4 2016, up from 65 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $84M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Laurion Capital Management, an estimated $2.62M added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund seller in Q4 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.