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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

633 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.85B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 283 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 283 | Existing positions reduced: 205

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 39

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4148 (+7)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.31B → $6.85B (+$541M)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.54%37.33% (+0.79%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 633633 (0)

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3M | Put options by funds: $26M

Holders
633
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
15.78%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.07%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
48
Increased
283
Reduced
205
Closed
39
Calls
$3M
Puts
$26M
Net Calls
-$23M
Net Calls Change
+$14.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$592M +$18.7M +481,545 +3%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$433M +$18.1M +463,804 +4%
Creative Planning
3
Creative Planning
Kansas
$389M +$32.2M +828,497 +9%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$379M +$6.24M +160,253 +2%
AB
5
Aozora Bank
Japan
$328M
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$314M -$8.29M -213,005 -3%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$240M +$6.88M +176,841 +3%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$215M +$9.03M +232,091 +4%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$197M +$9.31M +239,291 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$166M +$146M +3,751,827 +759%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$159M +$2.75M +70,560 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$132M +$3.95M +101,568 +3%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$126M -$3.94M -101,118 -3%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$117M -$8.62M -221,604 -7%
KeyBank National Association
15
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$112M +$4.61M +118,366 +4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
16
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$94.9M +$7.22M +185,409 +8%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$89M +$43.8M +1,126,138 +98%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
18
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$83.1M -$2.11M -54,290 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$82.8M -$624K -16,034 -0.8%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$75M +$7.37M +189,460 +11%
QI
21
QS Investors
New York
$74.6M +$3.51M +90,071 +5%
AssetMark Inc
22
AssetMark Inc
California
$68.4M +$9.39M +241,404 +16%
Bessemer Group
23
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$64.8M -$12.2M -314,660 -16%
OAC
24
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$64.6M
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$60.3M +$30.4M +779,910 +103%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

633 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $6.85B — up 8.6% from $6.31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new PFF positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 283 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $146M. The largest seller was Trustmark National Bank Trust Department, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 633 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2017, unchanged from Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $6.85B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $146M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Trustmark National Bank Trust Department, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.