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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
AF
126
Arrow Financial
New York
$2.59M -$955K -24,995 -27%
AR
127
Advisory Research
Illinois
$2.58M
MBT
128
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$2.5M +$116K +3,025 +5%
BIM
129
Bridgecreek Investment Management
Oklahoma
$2.49M +$403K +10,540 +19%
PWW
130
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$2.48M -$101K -2,650 -4%
RJFSA
131
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.46M -$12.4M -323,498 -83%
DSC
132
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$2.45M -$31.5K -825 -1%
CA
133
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.41M -$1.29M -33,837 -35%
BUB
134
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$2.41M -$411K -10,763 -15%
CWM
135
Concert Wealth Management
California
$2.33M -$578K -15,118 -20%
ACM
136
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$2.32M +$225K +5,875 +11%
FWM
137
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$2.31M +$2.33M +60,922 New
DBIA
138
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.29M +$2.3M +60,271 New
JWBC
139
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$2.27M -$21.8K -570 -0.9%
EB
140
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$2.25M -$252K -6,602 -10%
CAL
141
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$2.24M -$9.29K -243 -0.4%
SGCA
142
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$2.24M -$30.1K -788 -1%
KFC
143
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$2.22M -$45.9K -1,200 -2%
AFC
144
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$2.21M -$22.9K -600 -1%
NAM
145
North American Management
Massachusetts
$2.18M +$1.03M +26,894 +88%
HR
146
Howe & Rusling
New York
$2.17M -$2.98M -78,054 -58%
HC
147
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$2.17M +$7K +183 +0.3%
SA
148
Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.16M -$1.37M -35,880 -39%
SAM
149
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.16M +$84.8K +2,218 +4%
Comerica Bank
150
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.1M +$69.1K +1,809 +3%

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.