iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
961 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.4B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 201 funds opening new positions, 358 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
357% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 201 | Existing positions closed: 44
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 358 | Existing positions reduced: 278
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.53B → $8.4B (+$1.87B)
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 815 → 961 (+146)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 50 (+4)
4.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.45% → 43.08% (+4.6%)
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13M | Put options by funds: $19.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$267M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$201M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$180M |
| 4 |
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
|
+$92.1M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$91.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$45M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$23.4M |
| 3 |
AWM
Affinity Wealth Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$17M |
| 4 |
ST
Sageworth Trust
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
-$13M |
| 5 |
EWA
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
|
-$12.4M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
961 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $8.4B — up 29% from $6.53B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 201 funds opened new PFF positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 157 holders — while 358 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $45M.
- 961 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2020, up from 815 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $8.4B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 201 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 44 closed out, a net change of +157 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $267M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.