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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

488 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.63B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 251 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 251 | Existing positions reduced: 114

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 28

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $4.63B (+$603M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 465488 (+23)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4345 (+2)

0.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.41%35.33% (+0.92%)

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $594K | Put options by funds: $18.4M

Holders
488
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.95%
% of All Funds
13%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.65%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
56
Increased
251
Reduced
114
Closed
28
Calls
$594K
Puts
$18.4M
Net Calls
-$17.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$460M +$143M +3,583,824 +45%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$339M +$9.53M +239,071 +3%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$303M +$28M +702,638 +10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$259M +$25.8M +647,964 +11%
Creative Planning
5
Creative Planning
Kansas
$202M +$22.9M +574,548 +13%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$135M +$6.3M +158,072 +5%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$129M -$18.1M -453,296 -12%
KeyBank National Association
8
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$120M +$22M +550,839 +22%
CC
9
Curian Capital
Colorado
$117M +$10.8M +270,750 +10%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$113M +$11.6M +291,924 +12%
US Bancorp
11
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$108M +$9.74M +244,470 +10%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$95.3M +$4.91M +123,152 +5%
WI
13
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$89.1M +$18.7M +469,994 +27%
Fifth Third Bancorp
14
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$84.5M +$3.19M +80,053 +4%
BIM
15
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$82.6M +$9.48M +237,822 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$79.4M +$9.19M +230,510 +13%
BA
17
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$71.4M +$420K +10,534 +0.6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
18
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$63.5M +$7.6M +190,602 +14%
QI
19
QS Investors
New York
$62.7M +$518K +13,000 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$56.1M +$1.55M +39,000 +3%
WBG
21
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$52.3M +$20.4M +512,385 +65%
TD Asset Management
22
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$51.7M +$42.2M +1,059,536 +464%
FMLI
23
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$45.5M
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$44.6M +$3.46M +86,914 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.4M +$21M +526,627 +228%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

488 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.63B — up 15% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new PFF positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 251 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 488 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2015, up from 465 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.63B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.