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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

482 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 217 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 217 | Existing positions reduced: 153

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 31

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.33%34.7% (-0.64%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.63B → $4.5B (-$121M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 488482 (-6)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4543 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $23.9M

Holders
482
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.23%
% of All Funds
12.99%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
1.16%
New
32
Increased
217
Reduced
153
Closed
31
Calls
Puts
$23.9M
Net Calls
-$23.9M
Net Calls Change
-$6.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FA
226
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.52M +$786K +19,825 +104%
BUB
227
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$1.51M -$470K -11,854 -23%
TAG
228
Tactical Allocation Group
Michigan
$1.51M -$77.9K -1,963 -5%
William Blair & Company
229
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.5M +$39.7K +1,000 +3%
MC
230
Mathes Company
New York
$1.44M +$123K +3,100 +9%
PGFC
231
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$1.37M -$76.4K -1,925 -5%
LS
232
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$16.9K +425 +1%
BFG
233
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$1.36M -$253K -6,371 -16%
1SB
234
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$1.35M +$4.84K +122 +0.4%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
235
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.35M -$126K -3,180 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
236
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.34M -$100K -2,524 -7%
WS
237
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.32M -$140K -3,521 -9%
ST
238
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.32M +$40.7K +1,027 +3%
HIM
239
Hutchens Investment Management
New Hampshire
$1.3M -$79.3K -2,000 -6%
MFS
240
McNamara Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.3M -$79.3K -2,000 -6%
AAA
241
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
$1.28M +$42.8K +1,079 +3%
SCVF
242
Small Cap Value Fund
Texas
$1.28M +$1.3M +32,753 New
SAMC
243
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$1.28M +$171K +4,300 +15%
ONB
244
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$1.26M +$17.1K +431 +1%
CL
245
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$1.26M +$15.7K +395 +1%
QIM
246
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$1.22M +$1.23K +31 +0.1%
NPC
247
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.22M -$676K -17,031 -36%
MIAN
248
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.21M +$67.6K +1,704 +6%
CG
249
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.15M -$30.1K -759 -3%
BRWA
250
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.13M -$199K -5,005 -15%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

482 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $4.5B — down 2.6% from $4.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new PFF positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 217 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was TD Asset Management, cutting an estimated $48.7M.

  • 482 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2015, down from 488 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.5B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $22.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $48.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.