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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$452M +$2.36M +59,446 +0.5%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$324M -$7.14M -179,926 -2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$317M +$21.4M +538,818 +7%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$237M -$16.1M -407,122 -6%
Creative Planning
5
Creative Planning
Kansas
$214M +$17.3M +435,011 +9%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$140M +$14.1M +355,314 +11%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$132M +$5.87K +148 +0%
KeyBank National Association
8
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$117M -$565K -14,249 -0.5%
US Bancorp
9
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$108M +$2.41M +60,850 +2%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$104M +$11M +278,372 +12%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$104M -$6.5M -163,753 -6%
CC
12
Curian Capital
Colorado
$97M -$17.1M -431,452 -15%
WI
13
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$89.2M +$2.19M +55,166 +2%
Fifth Third Bancorp
14
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$82.4M -$89.7K -2,261 -0.1%
BIM
15
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$82.1M +$1.46M +36,751 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$74.3M -$3.2M -80,583 -4%
BA
17
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$70.5M +$802K +20,208 +1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
18
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$70.1M +$8.18M +206,151 +13%
QI
19
QS Investors
New York
$65.7M +$4.48M +113,029 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$57M +$2.2M +55,428 +4%
FMLI
21
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$44.5M
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$37.9M +$8.33M +210,104 +28%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$31.1M +$9.61M +242,348 +44%
UIC
24
Uniplan Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$28.3M +$28.7M +722,660 New
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$27M +$3.08M +77,531 +13%

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.