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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund

88 hedge funds and large institutions have $112M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8288 (+6)

2.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.15%15.21% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $112M (-$24.8M)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
88
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.32%
% of All Funds
1.96%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
18
Reduced
31
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AFA
1
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$10.4M +$10.5M +620,064 New
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.5M -$730K -42,956 -7%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$8.01M +$128K +7,518 +2%
SIA
4
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$7.11M +$6.97M +409,872 +2,732%
CCM
5
Covington Capital Management
California
$6.94M -$99.8K -5,870 -1%
OA
6
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$6.1M -$152K -8,959 -2%
AF
7
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$5.97M +$368K +21,648 +6%
Cohen & Steers
8
Cohen & Steers
New York
$5.95M +$1.38M +80,993 +29%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.86M -$1.65M -97,263 -22%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.83M -$417K -24,547 -8%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$4.12M -$1.16M -68,069 -22%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.82M -$906K -53,298 -19%
NL
13
NWAM LLC
Washington
$2.65M -$66.4K -3,905 -2%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.64M -$148K -8,720 -5%
FFA
15
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.73M -$61.1K -3,594 -3%
TFF
16
The Family Firm
Maryland
$1.73M +$192K +11,290 +12%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.57M +$564K +33,160 +55%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.49M +$86.9K +5,113 +6%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.42M -$363K -21,335 -20%
RCM
20
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1.4M -$1.12M -65,903 -44%
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.02M -$5.39K -317 -0.5%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$905K +$924K +54,349 New
CAN
23
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$831K +$19.5K +1,145 +2%
ARG
24
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$800K +$813K +47,818 New
BAM
25
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$793K -$31.7K -1,863 -4%

FFC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

88 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $112M — down 18% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FFC positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $6.97M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $1.65M.

  • 88 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund (FFC) as of Q4 2018, up from 82 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $112M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $6.97M added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $1.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.