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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11M +$3.19M +160,956 +43%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.3M +$542K +27,356 +6%
CCM
3
Covington Capital Management
California
$7.36M +$315K +15,915 +5%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.92M -$1.14M -57,393 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.88M +$328K +16,530 +7%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$4.82M +$233K +11,730 +5%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$4.7M +$170K +8,569 +4%
IH
8
IFC Holdings
Florida
$3.71M -$71.3K -3,597 -2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$3.65M -$414K -20,906 -11%
NL
10
NWAM LLC
Washington
$3.55M +$91.2K +4,600 +3%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.88M -$54.7K -2,760 -2%
OA
12
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$2.59M -$141K -7,137 -5%
AG
13
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.36M +$110K +5,530 +5%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.28M +$353K +17,812 +19%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.09M +$2.01M +101,258 New
RCM
16
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$2.08M +$2M +101,116 New
ADBIC
17
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$1.96M -$49.6K -2,500 -3%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.5M +$73.2K +3,695 +5%
NPC
19
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.44M -$169K -8,545 -11%
TFF
20
The Family Firm
Maryland
$1.31M -$74.6K -3,765 -6%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.04M +$83.7K +4,224 +9%
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.03M +$47.9K +2,416 +5%
TIA
23
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$1.03M -$95.1K -4,800 -9%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1M -$60.1K -3,031 -6%
FFEC
25
First Financial Equity Corporation
Arizona
$808K +$781K +39,389 New

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.