iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
743 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.89B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 312 increasing their positions, 226 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 52
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 312 | Existing positions reduced: 226
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.38B → $5.89B (+$513M)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 35 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 726 → 743 (+17)
0.57% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.89% → 35.46% (+0.57%)
99% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.12M | Put options by funds: $281M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
GC
Grimes & Company
Westborough,
Massachusetts
|
+$70.7M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$49.9M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$46.6M |
| 5 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$41.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$83M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$64.6M |
| 3 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$18.2M |
| 4 |
ST
Sageworth Trust
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
-$17.6M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.4M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
743 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $5.89B — up 9.5% from $5.38B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new PFF positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 312 added to existing stakes and 226 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $83M.
- 743 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2019, up from 726 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $5.89B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 76 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 52 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $83M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.