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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
EC
251
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.12M
MML Investors Services
252
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.11M +$1.13M +28,379 New
Neuberger Berman Group
253
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.11M -$80.7K -2,035 -7%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
254
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.1M +$873 +22 +0.1%
GWM
255
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$1.1M
SCG
256
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$1.09M
BFEC
257
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.08M +$15.3K +386 +1%
HW
258
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$1.06M
Koshinski Asset Management
259
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$1.05M -$2.58K -65 -0.2%
CTC
260
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.04M +$13.9K +350 +1%
CHC
261
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$1.03M +$5.95K +150 +0.6%
AF
262
Arrow Financial
New York
$1.02M -$27.8K -700 -3%
KFA
263
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
$994K -$43.2K -1,090 -4%
CCT
264
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$994K -$992 -25 -0.1%
KC
265
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$991K -$81.3K -2,049 -7%
FNBT
266
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$988K +$282K +7,100 +39%
Comerica Bank
267
Comerica Bank
Texas
$978K +$457K +11,515 +86%
KS
268
Karpas Strategies
Connecticut
$965K
WPP
269
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$934K
CAL
270
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$931K -$42.1K -1,061 -4%
OC
271
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$924K -$164K -4,123 -15%
FA
272
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$923K +$935K +23,567 New
DWM
273
Destination Wealth Management
California
$903K +$209K +5,276 +30%
RCAG
274
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$862K -$306K -7,710 -26%
SM
275
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$862K

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.