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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

950 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.57B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 284 increasing their positions, 429 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.77%39.09% (-0.67%)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5251 (-1)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 990950 (-40)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.04B → $5.57B (-$475M)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 90

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 284 | Existing positions reduced: 429

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.7M | Put options by funds: $69.3M

Holders
950
Holders Change
-40
Holders Change %
-4.04%
% of All Funds
16.37%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.92%
% of All Funds
0.88%
New
62
Increased
284
Reduced
429
Closed
90
Calls
$20.7M
Puts
$69.3M
Net Calls
-$48.6M
Net Calls Change
+$23.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$40M +$3.06M +91,356 +8%
SMFG
27
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$37.2M -$3.32M -99,131 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$36.8M -$5.74M -171,236 -13%
FMLI
29
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$35.9M
SI
30
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$32M -$2.49M -74,219 -7%
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$32M +$27.5M +821,085 +437%
WF
32
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$30.4M -$2.04M -60,871 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$28.8M +$13.3M +398,241 +78%
IWS
34
Insight Wealth Strategies
California
$27.9M
EVM
35
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$26.9M -$49.6M -1,479,370 -64%
CWM
36
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$26.3M +$597K +17,819 +2%
CI
37
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$24.7M -$12.6M -375,000 -32%
RJA
38
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$23.8M -$4.33M -129,089 -15%
SF
39
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$23.4M -$56.9K -1,697 -0.2%
Baird Financial Group
40
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$22.3M +$437K +13,040 +2%
SIM
41
Sadoff Investment Management
Wisconsin
$22M -$345K -10,280 -1%
SFG
42
Sage Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$21.6M +$12M +358,762 +111%
AWM
43
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
$20.5M -$26.5K -791 -0.1%
Stifel Financial
44
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20.4M -$1.22M -36,387 -5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
45
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$20.3M +$817K +24,361 +4%
BFS
46
Bard Financial Services
Connecticut
$20.2M -$391K -11,675 -2%
RCI
47
RS Crum Inc
California
$20.1M -$50.2K -1,497 -0.2%
CBB
48
Citizens Business Bank
California
$19.5M +$75.7K +2,257 +0.4%
MML Investors Services
49
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$19.5M +$1.08M +32,279 +6%
CTB
50
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$18M

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

950 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $5.57B — down 7.9% from $6.04B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 90 funds closed out of PFF and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 429 trimmed existing stakes and 284 added.

The largest buyer was HRT Financial, adding an estimated $62.7M. The largest seller was Eaton Vance Management, cutting an estimated $49.6M.

  • 950 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2022, down from 990 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $5.57B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 90 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was HRT Financial, an estimated $62.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $49.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.