iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
953 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.39B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 428 increasing their positions, 296 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 428 | Existing positions reduced: 296
2% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 84
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 961 → 953 (-8)
2.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 43.08% → 40.24% (-2.8%)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 50 → 45 (-5)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.4B → $7.39B (-$1.01B)
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.54M | Put options by funds: $58.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$169M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$40.7M |
| 3 |
CF
Clarity Financial
Houston,
Texas
|
+$33.4M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$28.6M |
| 5 |
AMG
Advisors Management Group
La Crosse,
Wisconsin
|
+$13.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$562M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$197M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$82.9M |
| 4 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$64.1M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$60M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
953 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $7.39B — down 12% from $8.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new PFF positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 428 added to existing stakes and 296 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $169M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $562M.
- 953 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2021, down from 961 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $7.39B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 84 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $169M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $562M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.