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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
ASN
276
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$854K -$55.9K -1,409 -6%
HFS
277
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$834K +$83.2K +2,097 +11%
BKA
278
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$827K -$19.8K -500 -2%
AWA
279
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$817K
MC
280
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$805K -$42.6K -1,074 -5%
EFS
281
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$797K +$24.8K +625 +3%
ACP
282
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$792K +$112K +2,813 +16%
Truist Financial
283
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$791K +$801K +20,191 New
HPC
284
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$790K +$800K +20,163 New
JWA
285
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$772K -$10.1K -254 -1%
GJIC
286
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$769K -$319K -8,052 -29%
SHA
287
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$767K +$129K +3,241 +20%
WA
288
WFG Advisors
Texas
$754K +$34.9K +881 +5%
HA
289
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$752K +$674 +17 +0.1%
AMM
290
American Money Management
California
$750K -$126K -3,180 -14%
IAA
291
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$750K
TCM
292
Telos Capital Management
California
$749K -$4.28K -108 -0.6%
NGA
293
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$746K +$22K +555 +3%
WB
294
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$720K +$61K +1,538 +9%
BJL
295
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$716K +$7.78K +196 +1%
AR
296
Advisory Research
Illinois
$704K -$226K -5,705 -24%
SMM
297
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$693K -$775K -19,537 -52%
SIM
298
SSI Investment Management
California
$684K -$4.79M -120,703 -87%
SCA
299
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$678K -$59.5K -1,500 -8%
PFPT
300
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$676K +$47.6K +1,200 +7%

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.