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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $82.7M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7578 (+3)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.39%10.1% (-0.29%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $84.8M → $82.7M (-$2.15M)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
23
Reduced
22
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.86M -$240K -12,837 -3%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.08M +$250K +13,351 +4%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$5.76M +$33.9K +1,814 +0.6%
OA
4
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$5.36M +$30.5K +1,632 +0.6%
MCC
5
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$5.18M -$90.3K -4,826 -2%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.75M -$1.39M -74,202 -23%
CCM
7
Covington Capital Management
California
$4.74M +$548K +29,276 +13%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$3.45M -$729K -38,969 -18%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$3.23M +$211K +11,261 +7%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.01M -$97K -5,186 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.58M -$460K -24,570 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.37M +$327K +17,496 +16%
Cohen & Steers
13
Cohen & Steers
New York
$2.32M -$527K -28,179 -19%
AF
14
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$1.93M +$1.3M +69,530 +210%
NPC
15
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.89M +$41.3K +2,209 +2%
ADBIC
16
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$1.83M
CAN
17
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.7M -$211K -11,291 -11%
TFF
18
The Family Firm
Maryland
$1.33M +$377K +20,152 +39%
UCFA
19
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.32M +$1.32M +70,481 New
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.3M -$20.5K -1,094 -2%
FFA
21
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.05M +$303K +16,208 +41%
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$1.02M -$333K -17,792 -25%
BTS
23
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$865K +$34.7K +1,854 +4%
IH
24
IFC Holdings
Florida
$769K +$126K +6,752 +20%
BA
25
Bard Associates
Illinois
$699K -$35.5K -1,900 -5%

FFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

78 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $82.7M — down 2.5% from $84.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FFC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was NWAM LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.99M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) as of Q3 2015, up from 75 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $82.7M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $1.32M added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund seller in Q3 2015 was NWAM LLC, an estimated $3.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.