iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
490 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.67B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 32
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 171
16% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 50 (+7)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 482 → 490 (+8)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.57B → $4.67B (+$101M)
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.7% → 34.79% (+0.09%)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $6.16M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$87M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$44M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$38.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$27.1M |
| 5 |
FF
Friedenthal Financial
Marlton,
New Jersey
|
+$19.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$42.3M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28.9M |
| 3 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$21.8M |
| 4 |
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
|
-$17.3M |
| 5 |
IAS
IMA Advisory Services
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$11.8M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
490 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.67B — up 2.2% from $4.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new PFF positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 171 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $87M. The largest seller was Curian Capital, cutting an estimated $42.3M.
- 490 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2015, up from 482 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $4.67B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $87M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Curian Capital, an estimated $42.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.