iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
561 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.55B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 273 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
128% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 29
90% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 273 | Existing positions reduced: 144
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.07B → $5.55B (+$478M)
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 51 (+3)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 532 → 561 (+29)
0.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.98% → 34.41% (-0.57%)
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.58M | Put options by funds: $20.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AB
Aozora Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$101M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$65.1M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$49M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$39.3M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$37.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$117M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$47.5M |
| 3 |
MSWM
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$45.2M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$20.5M |
| 5 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$14.6M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
561 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $5.55B — up 9.4% from $5.07B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new PFF positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 273 added to existing stakes and 144 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aozora Bank, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $117M.
- 561 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2016, up from 532 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $5.55B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Aozora Bank, an estimated $101M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $117M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.