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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

705 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.94B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 237 increasing their positions, 283 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4748 (+1)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.67%36.07% (+1.4%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.77B → $5.94B (+$164M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 704705 (+1)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 283

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.61M | Put options by funds: $60.1M

Holders
705
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.14%
% of All Funds
16.14%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
1.1%
New
57
Increased
237
Reduced
283
Closed
50
Calls
$4.61M
Puts
$60.1M
Net Calls
-$55.5M
Net Calls Change
-$40.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$567M -$31.3K -840 -0%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$356M -$13.9M -372,423 -4%
AB
3
Aozora Bank
Japan
$316M
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$267M -$47.3M -1,270,811 -15%
Creative Planning
5
Creative Planning
Kansas
$246M -$60.3M -1,619,805 -20%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$224M +$8.71M +233,968 +4%
Cohen & Steers
7
Cohen & Steers
New York
$222M +$219M +5,891,636 New
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$222M +$130M +3,491,138 +146%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$200M -$26.3M -705,151 -12%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$165M -$3.53M -94,833 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$133M +$4.67M +125,409 +4%
MFM
12
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$129M +$10.6M +285,541 +9%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$107M -$970K -26,032 -0.9%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$106M +$3.68M +98,669 +4%
KeyBank National Association
15
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$90.8M -$4.08M -109,549 -4%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$85.5M +$12.1M +325,807 +17%
Fifth Third Bancorp
17
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$84.7M -$2.99M -80,300 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
18
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$75.7M +$522K +14,018 +0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$73.8M -$3.83M -102,766 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$64.1M +$2.81M +75,500 +5%
WBG
21
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$60M +$215K +5,770 +0.4%
AssetMark Inc
22
AssetMark Inc
California
$56.7M -$13.2M -353,278 -19%
FMLI
23
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$42.8M
SI
24
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$42.6M +$42M +1,128,445 New
SB
25
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$41.8M +$4.87M +130,690 +13%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

705 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.94B — up 2.8% from $5.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new PFF positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 283 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cohen & Steers, opening a new position worth an estimated $219M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $60.3M.

  • 705 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2018, up from 704 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.94B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $219M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Creative Planning, an estimated $60.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.