iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
530 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.9B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 219 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
166% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 29
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 219 | Existing positions reduced: 176
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 489 → 530 (+41)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.66B → $4.9B (+$231M)
0.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.78% → 34.13% (-0.65%)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 50 → 40 (-10)
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.86M | Put options by funds: $87.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$158M |
| 2 |
AB
Aozora Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$99.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$34.8M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$28.2M |
| 5 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$24.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$67.3M |
| 2 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$41.2M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$30.1M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$25.6M |
| 5 |
FF
Friedenthal Financial
Marlton,
New Jersey
|
-$14.8M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
530 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $4.9B — up 5% from $4.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new PFF positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 219 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $158M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $67.3M.
- 530 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2015, up from 489 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $4.9B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $158M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $67.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.