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Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.4M → $103M (+$15.4M)

4.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.58%29.81% (+4.2%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3933 (-6)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 11

56% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
33
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-15.38%
% of All Funds
0.52%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
9
Reduced
11
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$38.1M +$25.4M +1,588,980 +189%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$13M +$458K +28,651 +4%
AW
3
Atlas Wealth
Ohio
$8.85M +$486K +30,402 +6%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.11M -$109K -6,791 -1%
SCM
5
Saba Capital Management
New York
$6.35M +$3.54M +221,693 +121%
RCM
6
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$4.52M -$11.4M -711,437 -71%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$4.49M -$976K -61,074 -18%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$3.85M -$268K -16,772 -6%
KIM
9
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$3.2M -$22.8K -1,427 -0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.78M -$331K -20,736 -10%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.06M +$298K +18,637 +17%
CA
12
Corrado Advisors
New Jersey
$1.64M -$551K -34,462 -25%
API
13
Advisor Partners II
California
$1.26M +$1.29M +80,690 New
First Trust Advisors
14
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$690K -$10K -628 -1%
WAM
15
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$639K -$725K -45,342 -53%
SWM
16
Seed Wealth Management
Illinois
$636K
MC
17
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$475K
WS
18
Wedbush Securities
California
$389K +$2.03K +127 +0.5%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$361K -$246K -15,375 -40%
JRCM
20
Jones Road Capital Management
New York
$279K
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$247K +$3.4K +213 +1%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$198K +$202K +12,664 New
CIC
23
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$188K
WLPWM
24
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$184K
CC
25
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$182K

NPFD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

33 of the 6,302 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $103M — up 18% from $87.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of NPFD and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.4M.

  • 33 institutional investors held Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NPFD) as of Q3 2023, down from 39 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $103M of Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund stock for Q3 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund positions in Q3 2023 and 9 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund buyer in Q3 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund seller in Q3 2023 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.