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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
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$24.9M +$1.56M +39,367 +7%
AssetMark Inc
27
AssetMark Inc
California
$24.9M +$10.6M +268,355 +73%
PWAG
28
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$24.2M +$260K +6,549 +1%
CNB
29
City National Bank
California
$24.2M +$12.9M +325,945 +112%
SMA
30
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$23.2M +$14.6M +367,154 +163%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$22.7M +$23M +578,678 New
RJA
32
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$22.5M +$6.42M +161,743 +39%
HI
33
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$21.8M +$22.1M +556,237 New
AIA
34
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$20.1M -$61.1K -1,540 -0.3%
MA
35
MUFG Americas
New York
$19.5M +$296K +7,467 +2%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19.1M +$1.08M +27,200 +6%
SWP
37
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$18.6M +$2.83M +71,364 +18%
JIP
38
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$18.2M +$367K +9,250 +2%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$18.1M +$1.12M +28,184 +6%
BFG
40
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$16.9M +$2.35M +59,227 +16%
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$16.9M +$4.99M +125,912 +41%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.7M -$27.2M -686,458 -62%
MCM
43
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$16.5M +$1.72M +43,455 +12%
FF
44
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$16M +$953K +24,031 +6%
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$15.2M +$7.35M +185,333 +92%
SGAM
46
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$14.9M +$1.05M +26,444 +7%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$14.3M +$486K +12,243 +3%
SB
48
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$14.2M +$1.49M +37,580 +12%
CCG
49
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$13.9M -$308K -7,775 -2%
Jane Street
50
Jane Street
New York
$13.8M +$14M +352,476 New

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.