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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

692 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 330 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4145 (+4)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 103

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 692692 (0)

0.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.35%35.4% (-0.95%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.27B → $4.85B (-$1.42B)

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 330

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $48.3M

Holders
692
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
15.42%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.76%
% of All Funds
1%
New
111
Increased
168
Reduced
330
Closed
103
Calls
$19M
Puts
$48.3M
Net Calls
-$29.2M
Net Calls Change
+$23.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$444M -$72.7M -2,052,085 -14%
AB
2
Aozora Bank
Japan
$309M +$22.7M +640,000 +8%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$297M -$16.9M -476,939 -5%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$234M -$19.8M -560,001 -8%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$186M -$10M -282,780 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$149M +$68.6M +1,937,815 +80%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$149M -$25.6M -721,950 -14%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$146M -$8.62M -243,233 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$123M -$30M -846,765 -19%
BI
10
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$122M +$127M +3,578,610 New
MFM
11
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$119M +$2.97M +83,889 +2%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$101M +$3.09M +87,239 +3%
US Bancorp
13
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$91.1M -$6.59M -185,914 -7%
SC
14
Sepio Capital
Utah
$78.1M +$39.3M +1,109,124 New
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$68.5M -$19.2M -542,566 -21%
KeyBank National Association
16
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$68.1M -$13.3M -374,212 -16%
Fifth Third Bancorp
17
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$64.5M -$12.2M -344,207 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$60.3M -$7.95M -224,375 -11%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
19
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$60M -$4.15M -117,117 -6%
DF
20
Donoghue Forlines
Massachusetts
$42.4M +$32.5M +917,005 +285%
FIA
21
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$40.3M +$39.8M +1,123,342 New
AssetMark Inc
22
AssetMark Inc
California
$40.2M -$847K -23,901 -2%
FMLI
23
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$38.9M
SB
24
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$36.4M -$4.02M -113,589 -10%
PL
25
Protective Life
Alabama
$32.5M

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

692 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $4.85B — down 23% from $6.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new PFF positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 330 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $127M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $374M.

  • 692 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.85B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 111 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 103 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $374M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.