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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

804 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.53B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 290 increasing their positions, 293 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 74

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5B → $5.53B (+$533M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 790804 (+14)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.6%36.15% (+0.55%)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.3M | Put options by funds: $19.2M

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 290 | Existing positions reduced: 293

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6048 (-12)

Holders
804
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+1.77%
% of All Funds
16.49%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.98%
New
97
Increased
290
Reduced
293
Closed
74
Calls
$19.3M
Puts
$19.2M
Net Calls
+$76K
Net Calls Change
+$17.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ECM
26
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$41.8M -$21.2M -621,461 -34%
EWM
27
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$40.1M +$6.61M +194,055 +20%
FMLI
28
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$39.3M
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
29
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$38.4M +$22.4M +656,888 +141%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
30
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$36.6M +$11.7M +342,889 +48%
EVM
31
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$34.3M +$24.8M +727,755 +279%
ACH
32
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$32.1M -$4.92M -144,351 -13%
BI
33
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$31.6M -$2.01M -59,007 -6%
WF
34
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$31.3M +$3.52M +103,380 +13%
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$30.7M -$13.6M -400,016 -31%
MFM
36
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$30.3M -$21.1K -618 -0.1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
37
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$29.8M +$4.47M +131,225 +18%
Baird Financial Group
38
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$29.6M +$8.74M +256,637 +43%
RJFSA
39
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$29.5M -$2.15M -62,967 -7%
Mariner
40
Mariner
Kansas
$27.7M +$4.24M +124,308 +18%
CI
41
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$27.1M
IWS
42
Insight Wealth Strategies
California
$25.3M -$53K -1,556 -0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$24M +$11.3M +331,442 +92%
FSC
44
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$22.7M +$4.94M +144,888 +30%
SFWA
45
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$22M +$1.14M +33,490 +6%
SMFG
46
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$20.9M -$5.25M -154,131 -20%
JIP
47
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$20.8M +$8.09M +237,474 +65%
IC
48
Intersect Capital
California
$19.4M -$501K -14,719 -3%
MML Investors Services
49
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$19M -$2.94M -86,191 -14%
AssetMark Inc
50
AssetMark Inc
California
$18.9M -$1.21M -35,526 -6%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

804 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $5.53B — up 11% from $5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new PFF positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 290 added to existing stakes and 293 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cabana LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $102M. The largest seller was OMERS Administration Corp, exiting entirely with an estimated $76.3M sold.

  • 804 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2020, up from 790 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $5.53B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 74 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Cabana LLC, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2020 was OMERS Administration Corp, an estimated $76.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.