iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

PFF

Market cap $13.3B

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

489 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.66B — up 3.5% from $4.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new PFF positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 204 added to existing stakes and 171 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $87M. The largest seller was Curian Capital, cutting an estimated $42.3M.

• 489 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2015, up from 482 in Q2 2015.
• Funds reported $4.66B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
• 46 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
• The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $87M added.
• The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Curian Capital, an estimated $42.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.