iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
653 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.8B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 300 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 33
60% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 300 | Existing positions reduced: 188
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 633 → 653 (+20)
2% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 49 (+1)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.85B → $6.8B (-$44.6M)
0.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 37.33% → 36.58% (-0.75%)
95% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.4M | Put options by funds: $45.5M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$46.8M |
| 2 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$29.9M |
| 3 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$29.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$28.8M |
| 5 |
BF
BOK Financial
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$22.9M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$150M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$40.6M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$24.3M |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$23.1M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$16.6M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
653 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $6.8B — down 0.65% from $6.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new PFF positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 300 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $46.8M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $150M.
- 653 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2017, up from 633 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $6.8B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 0.65% quarter-over-quarter.
- 57 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $46.8M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $150M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.