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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
KCM
176
Karp Capital Management
California
$2.36M +$388K +9,793 +19%
PMG
177
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.33M -$67.8K -1,709 -3%
QA
178
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$2.3M -$105K -2,636 -4%
CGH
179
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$2.3M +$2.33M +58,700 New
BEC
180
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$2.28M +$54.4K +1,372 +2%
DBIA
181
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.28M +$65.5K +1,650 +3%
FBNAT
182
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$2.28M +$42.2K +1,064 +2%
TCM
183
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.26M +$17.8K +449 +0.8%
SFWA
184
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$2.26M +$109K +2,760 +5%
OC
185
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.21M +$213K +5,360 +10%
WDA
186
Wendell David Associates
New Hampshire
$2.21M +$323K +8,150 +17%
HSBC Holdings
187
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.21M -$1.71M -43,045 -43%
MAM
188
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.2M -$3.57K -90 -0.2%
AC
189
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2.19M -$14.3K -361 -0.6%
AG
190
Appleton Group
Wisconsin
$2.17M +$58.9K +1,484 +3%
TYCC
191
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$2.17M +$130K +3,275 +6%
KFC
192
Klingenstein Fields & Co
New York
$2.16M
NFG
193
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2.11M +$134K +3,384 +7%
FWM
194
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.09M +$1.55K +39 +0.1%
FIB
195
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$2.03M -$40.7K -1,025 -2%
HVIA
196
Hudson Valley Investment Advisors
New York
$2M +$353K +8,887 +21%
NIC
197
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$1.99M +$175K +4,420 +10%
FIM
198
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.97M -$235K -5,934 -11%
GCA
199
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$1.91M -$373K -9,407 -16%
ACP
200
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$1.9M +$299K +7,525 +18%

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.