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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

482 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 217 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 217 | Existing positions reduced: 153

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 31

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.33%34.7% (-0.64%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.63B → $4.5B (-$121M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 488482 (-6)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4543 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $23.9M

Holders
482
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.23%
% of All Funds
12.99%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
1.16%
New
32
Increased
217
Reduced
153
Closed
31
Calls
Puts
$23.9M
Net Calls
-$23.9M
Net Calls Change
-$6.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GW
101
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$5.32M -$839K -21,150 -13%
MP
102
Manifold Partners
California
$5.29M +$990K +24,969 +23%
PFS
103
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$5.2M -$71.4K -1,799 -1%
RIA
104
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$5.16M +$447K +11,276 +9%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
105
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$5.16M -$886K -22,343 -14%
BFC
106
Blue Fin Capital
Rhode Island
$5.12M +$206K +5,185 +4%
ZB
107
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$4.96M -$3.8M -95,694 -43%
PFC
108
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$4.94M +$179K +4,514 +4%
F
109
FolioMetrix
Nebraska
$4.93M +$1.31M +32,928 +36%
EDRE
110
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$4.6M +$4.66M +117,542 New
EDRH
111
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$4.6M +$4.66M +117,542 New
DJSG
112
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$4.59M -$3.57M -90,045 -43%
CAN
113
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.56M
MFS
114
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.56M +$885K +22,310 +24%
SIM
115
Strategic Income Management
Washington
$4.54M +$186K +4,684 +4%
FIM
116
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$4.43M +$718K +18,100 +19%
CP
117
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$4.37M +$4.41M +111,098 +27,775%
ACM
118
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$4.3M +$57.9K +1,460 +1%
PWW
119
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$4.3M +$66K +1,665 +2%
RJFSA
120
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.29M +$1.89M +47,738 +77%
PCM
121
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$4.19M -$42.6K -1,075 -1%
Allianz Asset Management
122
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$4.14M +$4.19M +105,600 New
PPA
123
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.1M -$7.67M -193,327 -65%
TAM
124
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3.92M -$435K -10,966 -10%
NC
125
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$3.87M -$353K -8,894 -8%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

482 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $4.5B — down 2.6% from $4.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new PFF positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 217 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.1M. The largest seller was TD Asset Management, cutting an estimated $48.7M.

  • 482 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2015, down from 488 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.5B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 31 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $22.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $48.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.