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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

692 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 330 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4145 (+4)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 103

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 692692 (0)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.35%35.4% (-0.95%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.27B → $4.85B (-$1.42B)

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 330

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $48.3M

Holders
692
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
15.42%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.76%
% of All Funds
1%
New
111
Increased
168
Reduced
330
Closed
103
Calls
$19M
Puts
$48.3M
Net Calls
-$29.2M
Net Calls Change
+$23.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IC
51
Intersect Capital
California
$15.6M -$479K -13,515 -3%
Stifel Financial
52
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$14.9M -$3.21M -90,677 -17%
CBB
53
Citizens Business Bank
California
$14.2M -$3.61M -101,779 -20%
Goldman Sachs
54
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.2M -$72.9M -2,057,431 -83%
WF
55
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$14.2M -$3.55M -100,320 -20%
MA
56
MUFG Americas
New York
$13.5M -$1.81M -51,235 -11%
Creative Planning
57
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13.3M -$142M -4,020,892 -91%
ST
58
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$13.1M -$2.43M -68,533 -15%
WBG
59
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$13M -$42.8M -1,209,232 -76%
PI
60
PFS Investments
Georgia
$12.8M +$3.3M +93,262 +34%
SFWA
61
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$12.7M -$1.63M -45,931 -11%
APP
62
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$12.6M +$12.5M +351,756 +2,007%
SPC
63
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$12.1M -$4.67M -131,798 -27%
PWM
64
Patriot Wealth Management
Texas
$11.7M +$144K +4,062 +1%
FA
65
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$11.7M +$358K +10,118 +3%
HNB
66
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$11.2M
ANTB
67
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$11.1M -$400K -11,292 -3%
WWM
68
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$11.1M +$2.03M +57,212 +21%
DJSG
69
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$10.9M -$2.3M -65,073 -17%
VWM
70
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$10.9M +$11.1M +314,330 New
FHB
71
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$10.5M +$1.93M +54,362 +21%
JP Morgan Chase
72
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$10.4M -$374M -10,568,318 -97%
MAFM
73
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$10.3M +$10.7M +301,008 New
HighTower Advisors
74
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.88M +$3.21M +90,633 +46%
FBB
75
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$9.7M -$1.51M -42,737 -13%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

692 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $4.85B — down 23% from $6.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new PFF positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 330 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $127M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $374M.

  • 692 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.85B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 111 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 103 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $374M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.