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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

692 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 330 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4145 (+4)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 103

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 692692 (0)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.35%35.4% (-0.95%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.27B → $4.85B (-$1.42B)

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 330

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $48.3M

Holders
692
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
15.42%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.76%
% of All Funds
1%
New
111
Increased
168
Reduced
330
Closed
103
Calls
$19M
Puts
$48.3M
Net Calls
-$29.2M
Net Calls Change
+$23.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CFG
26
CNO Financial Group
Indiana
$30.7M
SMFG
27
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$29.8M -$4.44M -125,373 -12%
SAS
28
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$29.6M +$7.38M +208,221 +32%
SI
29
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$27.7M -$6.2M -175,028 -18%
MML Investors Services
30
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$27.1M +$10.2K +289 +0%
CI
31
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$26.7M
Cohen & Steers
32
Cohen & Steers
New York
$26.7M -$42.7M -1,204,596 -61%
RJFSA
33
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$26M -$3.28M -92,572 -11%
CL
34
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$24.6M +$25.4M +717,345 New
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$24.2M +$1.77M +49,904 +8%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$23.8M -$6.61M -186,591 -21%
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23.4M -$112K -3,148 -0.5%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$22.2M +$1.18M +33,383 +5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
39
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$22M +$335K +9,465 +1%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.5M -$1.96M -55,282 -8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$18.9M -$4.52M -127,730 -19%
SF
42
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$18.9M +$1.04M +29,362 +6%
AG
43
Advisor Group
Arizona
$18.5M +$336K +9,481 +2%
OAC
44
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$18M
Baird Financial Group
45
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$17.7M -$2.76M -77,993 -13%
AIA
46
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$17.1M -$1.22M -34,459 -6%
Jane Street
47
Jane Street
New York
$16.7M +$16.1M +454,771 +1,377%
CFGS
48
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$16.6M +$11.5M +323,768 +199%
Janney Montgomery Scott
49
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$16.4M -$2.89M -81,511 -15%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
50
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$15.7M +$10.6M +299,566 +189%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

692 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $4.85B — down 23% from $6.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new PFF positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 330 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $127M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $374M.

  • 692 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.85B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 111 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 103 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $374M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.