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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

705 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.94B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 237 increasing their positions, 283 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4748 (+1)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.67%36.07% (+1.4%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.77B → $5.94B (+$164M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 704705 (+1)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 283

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.61M | Put options by funds: $60.1M

Holders
705
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.14%
% of All Funds
16.14%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
1.1%
New
57
Increased
237
Reduced
283
Closed
50
Calls
$4.61M
Puts
$60.1M
Net Calls
-$55.5M
Net Calls Change
-$40.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SMFG
26
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$38.2M -$1.89M -50,626 -5%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$35.4M
CFG
28
CNO Financial Group
Indiana
$33.8M -$30.2M -810,300 -47%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$31.5M -$2.07M -55,639 -6%
CI
30
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$29.5M
PP
31
PagnatoKarp Partners
Virginia
$27.2M +$545K +14,626 +2%
DF
32
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$26.4M +$9.84M +264,110 +61%
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26M -$117K -3,130 -0.5%
SAS
34
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$25.2M +$2.99M +80,342 +14%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$25.1M +$3.03M +81,286 +14%
RJA
36
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$24.5M +$395K +10,600 +2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
37
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$23.5M +$1.18M +31,717 +5%
Jane Street
38
Jane Street
New York
$22.8M +$19.7M +527,632 +679%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$22.3M +$2.63M +70,505 +14%
AIA
40
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$22M -$1.04M -27,814 -5%
Baird Financial Group
41
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$21.8M +$1.42M +38,101 +7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
42
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$21.7M -$344K -9,230 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
43
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$21.2M
Janney Montgomery Scott
44
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$20.1M +$278K +7,456 +1%
Stifel Financial
45
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20M -$175K -4,707 -0.9%
CBB
46
Citizens Business Bank
California
$20M -$461K -12,366 -2%
OAC
47
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$19.8M -$41.9M -1,124,951 -68%
MML Investors Services
48
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$19.7M +$227K +6,093 +1%
WF
49
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$18.6M -$193K -5,195 -1%
HNB
50
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$17.9M

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

705 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.94B — up 2.8% from $5.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new PFF positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 283 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, opening a new position worth an estimated $219M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $60.3M.

  • 705 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2018, up from 704 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.94B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $219M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Creative Planning, an estimated $60.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.