iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
633 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.31B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 226 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
97% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 36
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 226
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.91B → $6.31B (+$403M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 611 → 633 (+22)
1.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 35.3% → 36.54% (+1.2%)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 45 → 41 (-4)
85% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.42M | Put options by funds: $43.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$133M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$99.8M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$30.8M |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$28.2M |
| 5 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$26.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$159M |
| 2 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
-$18.4M |
| 3 |
SAMC
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$17.6M |
| 4 |
MSWM
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$15.4M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$13.2M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
633 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $6.31B — up 6.8% from $5.91B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new PFF positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 226 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $133M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $159M.
- 633 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2017, up from 611 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $6.31B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 36 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $133M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $159M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.