iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
532 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.07B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
57% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 161
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 48 (+8)
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 39
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.9B → $5.07B (+$175M)
0.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 34.13% → 34.98% (+0.85%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 530 → 532 (+2)
94% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.92M | Put options by funds: $47.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AB
Aozora Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$44.8M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$42.5M |
| 4 |
MSWM
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$30.3M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$66.4M |
| 2 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$39.4M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$32.5M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$25.2M |
| 5 |
PWAG
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
|
-$24M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
532 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $5.07B — up 3.6% from $4.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new PFF positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 161 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aozora Bank, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $66.4M.
- 532 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2016, up from 530 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $5.07B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 39 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Aozora Bank, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $66.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.