iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
704 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 314 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
0.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.78% → 34.67% (-0.12%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 717 → 704 (-13)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.27B → $5.77B (-$491M)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 59
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 59 → 47 (-12)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 314
63% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.72M | Put options by funds: $23.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CFG
CNO Financial Group
Carmel,
Indiana
|
+$64M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$41.3M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$19.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$18.3M |
| 5 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$18.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$123M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$80.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$51M |
| 4 |
BI
Bramshill Investments
Naples,
Florida
|
-$33.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$27.1M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
704 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $5.77B — down 7.8% from $6.27B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of PFF and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 314 trimmed existing stakes and 238 added.
The largest buyer was CNO Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $64M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $123M.
- 704 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2018, down from 717 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $5.77B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 59 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was CNO Financial Group, an estimated $64M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $123M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.