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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
VFS
201
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.85M -$31.1K -783 -2%
CCM
202
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$1.84M -$1.41M -35,599 -43%
SC
203
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.84M +$111K +2,786 +6%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
204
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$1.82M +$1.84M +46,460 +4,646,000%
TCM
205
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.82M +$413K +10,402 +29%
FNB
206
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$1.81M +$306K +7,719 +20%
WA
207
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1.8M +$23.8K +600 +1%
KA
208
Klingman & Associates
New York
$1.79M -$33.3K -840 -2%
SIA
209
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$1.78M +$160K +4,030 +10%
DOA
210
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$1.77M -$602K -15,174 -25%
FA
211
Fagan Associates
New York
$1.75M +$175K +4,419 +11%
FHA
212
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.73M +$977K +24,638 +127%
MBT
213
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$1.65M
ANTB
214
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.64M +$450K +11,333 +37%
DADC
215
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.64M -$154K -3,875 -8%
SFM
216
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.63M +$31.6K +797 +2%
CWM
217
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.63M -$644K -16,232 -28%
HighTower Advisors
218
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.62M +$301K +7,582 +22%
IF
219
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$1.6M +$3.37K +85 +0.2%
NAM
220
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.59M +$234K +5,905 +17%
ICAS
221
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$1.59M +$15.5K +390 +1%
WPW
222
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$1.58M
EWM
223
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$1.57M -$1.2M -30,362 -33%
CBU
224
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$1.55M
CCMG
225
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.54M -$90K -2,269 -5%

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.