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.
1.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.29% → 33.08% (-1.2%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 360 → 348 (-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: 42 → 30 (-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
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$56.3M |
| 2 |
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
-$51.7M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$45.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$36.7M |
| 5 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$30.3M |
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.