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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

560 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.54B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 272 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 30

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 272 | Existing positions reduced: 144

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.07B → $5.54B (+$472M)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4851 (+3)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 532560 (+28)

0.57% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.98%34.4% (-0.57%)

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.58M | Put options by funds: $20.8M

Holders
560
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
14.94%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
1.36%
New
66
Increased
272
Reduced
144
Closed
30
Calls
$1.58M
Puts
$20.8M
Net Calls
-$19.2M
Net Calls Change
+$25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HNB
51
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$18M
IC
52
Intersect Capital
California
$17.9M +$780K +19,908 +5%
JHIU
53
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$17.7M +$15.5M +396,065 +837%
AG
54
Advisor Group
Arizona
$17.5M +$17.2M +439,342 New
MFS
55
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16.3M +$5.5M +140,420 +52%
BC
56
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$16.1M +$4.22M +107,720 +37%
Franklin Resources
57
Franklin Resources
California
$16M +$6.49M +165,734 +70%
CCG
58
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$15.3M -$134K -3,425 -0.9%
HFA
59
High Falls Advisors
New York
$15.3M +$2.06M +52,628 +15%
Citigroup
60
Citigroup
New York
$13.7M +$319K +8,138 +2%
MP
61
Manifold Partners
California
$13.4M +$1.8M +45,941 +16%
SPIA
62
Strategic Point Investment Advisors
Rhode Island
$13.4M +$13.1M +335,350 New
CCWA
63
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$12.9M +$5.74M +146,481 +83%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$12.3M +$6.4M +163,392 +113%
PWM
65
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
$11.5M -$205K -5,240 -2%
CTB
66
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$11.3M +$399K +10,185 +4%
SGAM
67
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$11.2M +$673K +17,174 +7%
AA
68
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$11M +$1.04M +26,525 +11%
PNC Financial Services Group
69
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10.8M -$94.6K -2,413 -0.9%
DIP
70
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$10.8M +$469K +11,975 +5%
ICOA
71
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$10.4M +$106K +2,709 +1%
HighTower Advisors
72
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.1M +$7.84M +199,970 +385%
DG
73
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$9.99M +$45.5K +1,162 +0.5%
IC
74
Iconiq Capital
California
$9.89M -$24.7K -631 -0.3%
EWM
75
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$9.82M -$9.09K -232 -0.1%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

560 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $5.54B — up 9.3% from $5.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new PFF positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 272 added to existing stakes and 144 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aozora Bank, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 560 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2016, up from 532 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.54B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 30 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Aozora Bank, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.