iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

PFF

Market cap $13.2B

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

705 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.94B — up 2.8% from $5.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new PFF positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 283 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, opening a new position worth an estimated $219M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $60.3M.

• 705 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2018, up from 704 in Q1 2018.
• Funds reported $5.94B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
• 57 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
• The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $219M added.
• The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Creative Planning, an estimated $60.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.