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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
CFA
326
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$499K +$41.7K +1,050 +9%
AF
327
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$493K +$46.8K +1,180 +10%
BOTW
328
Bank of the West
California
$480K -$29.8K -750 -6%
JPTCCM
329
J.P. Turner & Co Capital Management
Georgia
$479K +$53.8K +1,356 +13%
SA
330
Strategic Advisors
New York
$473K -$7.78K -196 -2%
VA
331
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$473K -$357 -9 -0.1%
WCM
332
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$471K +$241K +6,086 +103%
SS
333
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$468K +$22.3K +561 +5%
EB
334
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$466K -$92.8K -2,340 -16%
TFA
335
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$462K -$5.63K -142 -1%
3AM
336
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$459K +$23.6K +596 +5%
RT
337
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$455K +$4.21K +106 +0.9%
RJT
338
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$432K +$16K +404 +4%
IWC
339
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$427K +$40.7K +1,027 +10%
LA
340
LVW Advisors
New York
$426K
AWA
341
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$421K +$8.21K +207 +2%
IWMPD
342
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$419K +$119K +2,999 +39%
AllianceBernstein
343
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$418K -$707K -17,833 -63%
PAMG
344
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Tennessee
$418K -$19.8K -500 -4%
HTC
345
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$417K +$118K +2,975 +39%
PHS
346
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$415K +$24.2K +610 +6%
ACM
347
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$401K
WA
348
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$392K
WJA
349
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$392K
WTC
350
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$383K -$26.8K -675 -6%

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.