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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

488 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.63B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 114

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 28

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $4.63B (+$603M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 465488 (+23)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4345 (+2)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.41%35.33% (+0.92%)

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $594K | Put options by funds: $18.4M

Holders
488
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.95%
% of All Funds
13%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.65%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
56
Increased
251
Reduced
114
Closed
28
Calls
$594K
Puts
$18.4M
Net Calls
-$17.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PWAG
26
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$24.5M +$2.45M +61,372 +11%
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$24.5M +$4.51M +113,259 +23%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$23.9M +$2.2M +55,211 +10%
MSWM
29
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
$23.8M -$9.39M -235,582 -28%
Bank of Montreal
30
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$22.2M +$2.27M +56,882 +11%
BCM
31
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$21.9M +$21.8M +546,535 New
B
32
Baird
Wisconsin
$20.8M +$2.03M +50,850 +11%
AIA
33
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$20.6M +$73.8K +1,852 +0.4%
BTS
34
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$19.7M +$31.3K +786 +2%
MA
35
MUFG Americas
New York
$19.6M +$2.19M +54,966 +13%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$18.4M +$3.82M +95,919 +26%
JIP
37
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$18.3M -$7.14M -179,075 -28%
FAAM
38
First Allied Asset Management
California
$18M +$3.82M +95,969 +27%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$17.5M +$4.41M +110,588 +34%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16.5M +$1.33M +33,423 +9%
SWP
41
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$16.2M +$6.38M +160,061 +66%
FF
42
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$15.4M +$179K +4,487 +1%
MCM
43
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$15.1M +$3.91M +98,164 +35%
BFG
44
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$14.9M +$1.7M +42,718 +13%
Franklin Resources
45
Franklin Resources
California
$14.8M -$4.14M -103,863 -22%
AssetMark Inc
46
AssetMark Inc
California
$14.7M +$1.29M +32,346 +10%
CCG
47
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$14.5M +$1.82M +45,650 +14%
BFA
48
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$14.4M +$14.3M +358,045 New
SGAM
49
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$14.2M +$1.17M +29,421 +9%
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$14.2M +$367K +9,203 +3%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

488 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.63B — up 15% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new PFF positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 251 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 488 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2015, up from 465 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.63B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.