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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

633 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.85B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 283 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 283 | Existing positions reduced: 205

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 39

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4148 (+7)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.31B → $6.85B (+$541M)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.54%37.33% (+0.79%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 633633 (0)

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3M | Put options by funds: $26M

Holders
633
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
15.78%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.07%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
48
Increased
283
Reduced
205
Closed
39
Calls
$3M
Puts
$26M
Net Calls
-$23M
Net Calls Change
+$14.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$58.3M +$8.29M +212,930 +17%
WBG
27
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$54.9M -$178K -4,580 -0.3%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
28
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$47M -$4.86M -125,000 -9%
FMLI
29
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$44.5M
CFG
30
CNO Financial Group
Indiana
$36M
SB
31
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$35.3M +$6.92M +177,914 +25%
WI
32
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$35.2M -$5.24M -134,601 -13%
IA
33
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$34.1M +$16.7M +430,042 +98%
RJFSA
34
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$33.5M +$2.88M +74,083 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.8M -$2.85M -73,259 -10%
AIA
36
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$26M +$1.81M +46,469 +8%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$25.7M +$3.97M +101,928 +18%
PI
38
PineBridge Investments
New York
$25M
SMA
39
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$24.5M +$172K +4,409 +0.7%
BTS
40
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$23.9M +$9.16M +235,483 +63%
Janus Henderson Group
41
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$23.4M +$23.3M +598,365 New
MML Investors Services
42
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$23.1M +$23M +590,668 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$22.7M +$1.5M +38,512 +7%
HNB
44
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$21.8M -$2.45M -62,956 Closed
SAS
45
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$21.2M +$615K +15,804 +3%
PP
46
PagnatoKarp Partners
Virginia
$20.9M +$1.31M +33,658 +7%
SMFG
47
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$20M +$19.9M +511,058 New
Baird Financial Group
48
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$19.9M +$2.39M +61,444 +14%
Stifel Financial
49
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$19.1M -$172K -4,426 -0.9%
CBB
50
Citizens Business Bank
California
$18.8M +$2.9M +74,461 +18%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

633 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $6.85B — up 8.6% from $6.31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new PFF positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 283 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Trustmark National Bank Trust Department, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 633 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2017, unchanged from Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.85B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Trustmark National Bank Trust Department, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.