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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
FBNAT
151
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$2.07M +$91.7K +2,400 +5%
GCA
152
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$2.06M +$2.07M +54,162 New
OC
153
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.96M -$14.2K -371 -0.7%
BT
154
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$1.94M -$1.53M -39,942 -44%
Nomura Holdings
155
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.94M +$1.49M +38,900 +322%
NRS
156
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$1.93M -$1.36M -35,460 -41%
PAS
157
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$1.91M -$151K -3,958 -7%
NPC
158
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.86M +$971K +25,401 +107%
ICAS
159
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$1.77M +$361K +9,447 +25%
WPC
160
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$1.68M -$1.47M -38,510 -47%
FANJ
161
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.62M +$48K +1,255 +3%
BPBT
162
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$1.61M -$512K -13,390 -24%
SAS
163
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$1.56M -$22M -574,818 -93%
Natixis Advisors
164
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.53M +$44.5K +1,163 +3%
FNBOO
165
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.52M -$642K -16,789 -30%
FNT
166
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.5M +$27.9K +729 +2%
SG
167
Somerset Group
Minnesota
$1.45M -$22.9K -600 -2%
1GA
168
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$1.43M -$47.5K -1,244 -3%
WTC
169
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1.42M -$89.8K -2,350 -6%
FIM
170
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.41M -$220K -5,743 -13%
GC
171
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.4M -$327K -8,560 -19%
FNBT
172
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1.38M +$621K +16,235 +80%
RW
173
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$1.37M -$79.6K -2,083 -5%
GI
174
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$1.36M -$483K -12,639 -26%
GJIC
175
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$1.33M -$60.7K -1,589 -4%

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.