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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.16B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.29%33.08% (-1.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 360348 (-12)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.76B → $3.16B (-$597M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 43

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4230 (-12)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 170

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.11M | Put options by funds: $12.3M

Holders
348
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
11.28%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
170
Closed
43
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$12.3M
Net Calls
-$10.1M
Net Calls Change
+$5.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
351
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$21.2M -540,808 Closed
BMM
352
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Idaho
-$7.56M -192,470 Closed
AWA
353
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$5.7M -145,173 Closed
QA
354
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$5.35M -136,169 Closed
WI
355
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$4.48M -114,075 Closed
ECM
356
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
-$3.77M -96,002 Closed
CCMG
357
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.87M -73,060 Closed
NEIRG
358
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
-$2.34M -59,603 Closed
WA
359
WESPAC Advisors
California
-$810K -20,610 Closed
CGT
360
Capital Guardian Trust
California
-$776K -19,750 Closed
RMA
361
Roffman Miller Associates
Pennsylvania
-$544K -13,857 Closed
SNBOSD
362
Security National Bank of So Dak
Iowa
-$471K -12,000 Closed
LWA
363
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
-$446K -11,350 Closed
EC
364
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
-$435K -11,100 Closed
TFA
365
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
-$361K -9,187 Closed
SBCM
366
Silver Bridge Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$360K -9,166 Closed
CAM
367
Carret Asset Management
New York
-$333K -8,480 Closed
PFM
368
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
-$328K -8,345 Closed
PA
369
Pinnacle Associates
New York
-$272K -6,915 Closed
LWM
370
Lyons Wealth Management
Florida
-$262K -6,663 Closed
CA
371
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
-$261K -6,650 Closed
Fidelity Investments
372
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$255K -6,495 Closed
FWCM
373
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
-$250K -6,360 Closed
AIP
374
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
-$248K -6,320 Closed
AWMS
375
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$236K -6,000 Closed

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.16B — down 16% from $3.76B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of PFF and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 170 trimmed existing stakes and 107 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.26M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $56.3M.

  • 348 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2013, down from 360 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.16B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 43 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $8.26M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $56.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.