iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
717 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.27B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 124 funds opening new positions, 258 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 55
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 49 → 59 (+10)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 653 → 717 (+64)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 258 | Existing positions reduced: 242
1.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.58% → 34.78% (-1.8%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.8B → $6.27B (-$538M)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $63.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BI
Bramshill Investments
Naples,
Florida
|
+$33.5M |
| 2 |
DF
Donoghue Forlines
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$30.7M |
| 3 |
CI
Conning Inc
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$21M |
| 4 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$18.5M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$14.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$184M |
| 2 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$77.1M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$74.1M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$66M |
| 5 |
CFG
CNO Financial Group
Carmel,
Indiana
|
-$55.5M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
717 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $6.27B — down 7.9% from $6.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 124 funds opened new PFF positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 69 holders — while 258 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.5M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $184M.
- 717 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2017, up from 653 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $6.27B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 124 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 55 closed out, a net change of +69 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $33.5M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $184M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.