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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

712 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.09B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 254 increasing their positions, 264 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 63

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 692712 (+20)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.85B → $5.09B (+$236M)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.4%36.01% (+0.61%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 254 | Existing positions reduced: 264

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4540 (-5)

94% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $340M

Holders
712
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+2.89%
% of All Funds
15.41%
Holding in Top 10
40
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.87%
New
95
Increased
254
Reduced
264
Closed
63
Calls
$19M
Puts
$340M
Net Calls
-$321M
Net Calls Change
-$292M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$475M +$342K +9,518 +0.1%
AB
2
Aozora Bank
Japan
$330M
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$305M -$11.3M -313,561 -4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$263M +$13.2M +366,399 +5%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$216M +$16.7M +464,252 +9%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$166M +$10.2M +282,876 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$159M -$373K -10,386 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$125M -$6.68M -186,004 -5%
MFM
9
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$125M -$2.62M -73,015 -2%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$111M +$3.26M +90,698 +3%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$93.9M +$77.4M +2,153,439 +518%
US Bancorp
12
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$93.7M -$3.47M -96,697 -4%
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$93.2M -$64.3M -1,790,366 -41%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$89.9M +$16.6M +460,735 +23%
Fifth Third Bancorp
15
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$80.2M +$11.1M +309,878 +16%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$77.3M +$13M +361,097 +21%
KeyBank National Association
17
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$69.1M -$3.52M -98,080 -5%
PCM
18
Price Capital Management
Louisiana
$66.3M +$65.1M +1,812,824 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$64.3M -$17.9K -499 -0%
AssetMark Inc
20
AssetMark Inc
California
$42.5M -$489K -13,612 -1%
FMLI
21
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$41.5M
Barclays
22
Barclays
United Kingdom
$38.9M +$38.2M +1,063,399 New
SB
23
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$36.6M -$2.29M -63,699 -6%
SAS
24
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$32.3M +$703K +19,553 +2%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$31.2M +$7.38M +205,360 +32%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

712 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $5.09B — up 4.9% from $4.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new PFF positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 254 added to existing stakes and 264 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $77.4M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.

  • 712 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2019, up from 692 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.09B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 63 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $77.4M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.