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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
HCM
151
Hilton Capital Management
New York
$2.95M
FNT
152
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.94M +$743K +18,729 +33%
PWM
153
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$2.92M +$7.38K +186 +0.3%
GI
154
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2.92M +$339K +8,556 +13%
AIM
155
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$2.9M -$13.2K -332 -0.4%
NAM
156
North American Management
Massachusetts
$2.88M +$30.9K +780 +1%
NB
157
NBT Bank
New York
$2.82M -$206K -5,184 -7%
Northern Trust
158
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.82M +$209K +5,259 +8%
CCWA
159
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$2.79M +$2.83M +71,292 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
160
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.79M +$2.82M +71,200 New
IH
161
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.71M +$65.1K +1,640 +2%
NFG
162
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
$2.69M -$9.48K -239 -0.3%
DSC
163
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$2.69M +$86.6K +2,183 +3%
OAM
164
Occidental Asset Management
California
$2.61M +$3.09K +78 +0.1%
TNBTD
165
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$2.6M +$384K +9,689 +17%
FFBTD
166
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$2.56M +$326K +8,215 +14%
SI
167
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.5M +$141K +3,544 +6%
CIBC World Market
168
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.49M +$18.9K +477 +0.8%
BTS
169
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.49M +$573K +14,456 +29%
EM
170
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$2.46M -$873K -22,000 -26%
GSBTD
171
Glenview State Bank Trust Department
Illinois
$2.46M +$342K +8,615 +16%
TD Asset Management
172
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.4M -$48.7M -1,226,565 -95%
WPC
173
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$2.39M +$83.9K +2,115 +4%
DC
174
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$2.36M -$242K -6,102 -9%
WF
175
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$2.36M +$572K +14,420 +32%

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.