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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
GWM
376
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$309K +$8.37K +211 +3%
TSWM
377
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$308K
JHIU
378
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$301K -$3.66M -92,305 -92%
Chevy Chase Trust
379
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$300K -$39.7K -1,000 -12%
BA
380
BKS Advisors
Michigan
$299K -$288K -7,270 -49%
NCM
381
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$299K
IHL
382
Investment House LLC
California
$297K +$301K +7,595 New
VNA
383
VNBTrust National Association
Virginia
$290K
CB
384
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$287K -$49.7K -1,253 -15%
ARMC
385
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$286K
KA
386
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$268K -$33.6K -848 -11%
HL
387
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$268K +$1.31K +33 +0.5%
BCA
388
Bernzott Capital Advisors
California
$266K
AWA
389
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$264K -$12.3K -309 -4%
AA
390
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$259K +$263K +6,623 New
FT
391
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$258K
SIA
392
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$255K
CL
393
CPWM LLC
Washington
$255K +$2.9K +73 +1%
PAS
394
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$251K -$123K -3,108 -33%
HJA
395
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$247K -$1.78K -45 -0.7%
WSFS
396
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$242K +$245K +6,175 New
CAM
397
Carret Asset Management
New York
$239K -$1.98K -50 -0.8%
RFS
398
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$235K
AFS
399
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$235K +$238K +6,000 New
PMFA
400
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$233K +$58.4K +1,473 +33%

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.