iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
1,102 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.75B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 204 funds opening new positions, 470 increasing their positions, 269 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
224% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 204 | Existing positions closed: 63
75% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 470 | Existing positions reduced: 269
19% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 54 → 64 (+10)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 973 → 1,102 (+129)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.21B → $8.75B (+$544M)
1.86% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.51% → 42.37% (+1.9%)
83% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.5M | Put options by funds: $72.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$241M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$51.6M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$40.7M |
| 4 |
SIM
Sadoff Investment Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$27.3M |
| 5 |
BBA
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$129M |
| 2 |
AB
Aozora Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$74M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$72.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$69.9M |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$13.1M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
1,102 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $8.75B — up 6.6% from $8.21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 204 funds opened new PFF positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 141 holders — while 470 added to existing stakes and 269 trimmed.
The largest buyer was US Bancorp, adding an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $129M.
- 1,102 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2021, up from 973 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $8.75B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 204 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 63 closed out, a net change of +141 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was US Bancorp, an estimated $241M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $129M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.