iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
712 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.09B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 254 increasing their positions, 264 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
51% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 63
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 692 → 712 (+20)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.85B → $5.09B (+$236M)
0.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 35.4% → 36.01% (+0.61%)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 254 | Existing positions reduced: 264
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 45 → 40 (-5)
94% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $340M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$77.4M |
| 2 |
PCM
Price Capital Management
Lafayette,
Louisiana
|
+$65.1M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$38.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$16.7M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$16.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BI
Bramshill Investments
Naples,
Florida
|
-$122M |
| 2 |
SC
Sepio Capital
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$78.1M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$64.3M |
| 4 |
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
-$40.3M |
| 5 |
CFG
CNO Financial Group
Carmel,
Indiana
|
-$30.7M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
712 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $5.09B — up 4.9% from $4.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new PFF positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 254 added to existing stakes and 264 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $77.4M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.
- 712 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2019, up from 692 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $5.09B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 63 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $77.4M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $122M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.