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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

488 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.63B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 114

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 28

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $4.63B (+$603M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 465488 (+23)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4345 (+2)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.41%35.33% (+0.92%)

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $594K | Put options by funds: $18.4M

Holders
488
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.95%
% of All Funds
13%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.65%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
56
Increased
251
Reduced
114
Closed
28
Calls
$594K
Puts
$18.4M
Net Calls
-$17.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWM
476
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$11K
CFS
477
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$11K
SC
478
Searle & Co
Connecticut
$11K
SEI Investments
479
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$11K +$11K +275 New
VNA
480
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$9K -$15.8K -397 -64%
Simplex Trading
481
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$9K +$9.4K +236 New
CI
482
Clal Insurance
Israel
$5K
PCTC
483
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$4K
First Manhattan
484
First Manhattan
New York
$3K
LNB
485
Ledyard National Bank
$3K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
486
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.54K -$225K -5,640 -8%
FNBOO
487
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.15K
SGC
488
South Georgia Capital
Illinois
$1K
VC
489
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$450 +$90.4K +2,268 +25%
ICM
490
ISZO Capital Management
New York
-$16.8M -425,700 Closed
Deutsche Bank
491
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$11.8M -298,942 Closed
USAA
492
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$4.93M -125,000 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
493
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$2.81M -71,200 Closed
GIM
494
Guild Investment Management
California
-$2.67M -67,640 Closed
VKH
495
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.66M -67,490 Closed
FANJ
496
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
-$1.67M -42,212 Closed
ZIM
497
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
-$1.19M -30,062 Closed
MIM
498
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
-$809K -20,520 Closed
NCMW
499
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
-$771K -19,550 Closed
FI
500
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
-$690K -17,484 Closed

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

488 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.63B — up 15% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new PFF positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 251 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 488 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2015, up from 465 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.63B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.