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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.16B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.29%33.08% (-1.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 360348 (-12)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.76B → $3.16B (-$597M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 43

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4230 (-12)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 170

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.11M | Put options by funds: $12.3M

Holders
348
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
11.28%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
170
Closed
43
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$12.3M
Net Calls
-$10.1M
Net Calls Change
+$5.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SF
76
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$5.97M +$618K +16,172 +11%
TAG
77
Tactical Allocation Group
Michigan
$5.89M +$5.92M +154,956 New
BMM
78
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$5.84M -$5.69M -148,762 -49%
UCFA
79
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$5.78M -$11.3M -295,008 -66%
CFA
80
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$5.7M -$335K -8,772 -6%
CT
81
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$5.69M +$198K +5,189 +4%
TAM
82
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$5.47M -$289K -7,550 -5%
NC
83
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.46M -$618K -16,169 -10%
Invesco
84
Invesco
Georgia
$5.45M +$735K +19,217 +15%
BG
85
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$5.41M
Fiera Capital (Canada)
86
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$5.38M +$3.01M +78,700 +125%
PMG
87
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$5.34M -$75.4K -1,972 -1%
BFA
88
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$5.2M -$341K -8,932 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
89
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.1M -$3.36M -87,782 -40%
Northern Trust
90
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.93M +$541K +14,159 +12%
USAA
91
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.75M
PI
92
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$4.72M -$1.28M -33,481 -21%
IWC
93
Integrated Wealth Counsel
California
$4.54M -$4.08M -106,636 -47%
FBT
94
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$4.5M -$138K -3,600 -3%
EI
95
Excelsia Inc
Georgia
$4.5M +$243K +6,370 +6%
TCM
96
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$4.47M -$34.9K -914 -0.8%
1IC
97
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$4.42M -$243K -6,357 -5%
PFS
98
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$4.35M +$564K +14,761 +15%
WAM
99
Weatherly Asset Management
California
$4.23M -$248K -6,483 -5%
VFS
100
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$4.17M -$99.1K -2,594 -2%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.16B — down 16% from $3.76B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of PFF and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 170 trimmed existing stakes and 107 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.26M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $56.3M.

  • 348 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2013, down from 360 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.16B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 43 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $8.26M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $56.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.