iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
726 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.38B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 302 increasing their positions, 234 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
59% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 49
29% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 302 | Existing positions reduced: 234
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.09B → $5.38B (+$293M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 712 → 726 (+14)
1.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.01% → 34.89% (-1.1%)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 40 → 34 (-6)
97% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.57M | Put options by funds: $162M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$70.3M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$63.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$59.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$22.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$93.2M |
| 2 |
PCM
Price Capital Management
Lafayette,
Louisiana
|
-$66.3M |
| 3 |
JPLA
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
Yorktown Heights,
New York
|
-$63.8M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$26.9M |
| 5 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$16.4M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
726 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $5.38B — up 5.8% from $5.09B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new PFF positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 302 added to existing stakes and 234 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was MD Financial Management, cutting an estimated $93.2M.
- 726 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2019, up from 712 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $5.38B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 78 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 49 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $105M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2019 was MD Financial Management, an estimated $93.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.