iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

PFF

Market cap $13.2B

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

717 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $6.27B — down 7.9% from $6.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 124 funds opened new PFF positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 69 holders — while 258 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.5M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $184M.

• 717 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2017, up from 653 in Q3 2017.
• Funds reported $6.27B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
• 124 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 55 closed out, a net change of +69 holders.
• The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $33.5M added.
• The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $184M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.