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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

836 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.99B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 152 funds opening new positions, 322 increasing their positions, 241 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 48

37% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3548 (+13)

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 322 | Existing positions reduced: 241

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 743836 (+93)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.89B → $5.99B (+$95.7M)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.46%35.42% (-0.04%)

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.38M | Put options by funds: $75.3M

Holders
836
Holders Change
+93
Holders Change %
+12.52%
% of All Funds
16.47%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.14%
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
152
Increased
322
Reduced
241
Closed
48
Calls
$3.38M
Puts
$75.3M
Net Calls
-$71.9M
Net Calls Change
+$207M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$598M +$35.4M +950,202 +6%
AB
2
Aozora Bank
Japan
$339M
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$320M +$19.1M +512,865 +6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$293M +$7.36M +197,348 +3%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$228M +$2.37M +63,599 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$198M +$18.6M +498,167 +10%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$189M +$5.61M +150,325 +3%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$173M +$10.2M +274,118 +6%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$171M +$9.9M +265,305 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$153M +$2.24M +60,118 +1%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$128M -$147M -3,938,682 -54%
Fifth Third Bancorp
12
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$116M -$302K -8,088 -0.3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$108M -$3.07M -82,431 -3%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$98M +$2.42M +64,880 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$80.3M +$12.3M +329,356 +18%
Truist Financial
16
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$77.3M +$76.3M +2,045,713 +19,968%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
17
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$75M +$445K +11,937 +0.6%
GC
18
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$74.5M +$3.04M +81,412 +4%
KeyBank National Association
19
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$64.2M -$2.88M -77,080 -4%
MFM
20
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$47.3M +$18.6M +499,872 +66%
PWAG
21
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$44.1M +$43.3M +1,161,193 New
SW
22
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$43.2M +$8.95M +240,036 +26%
FMLI
23
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$42.7M
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$40M +$39.7M +1,065,094 New
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$36.2M +$4M +107,119 +12%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

836 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $5.99B — up 1.6% from $5.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 152 funds opened new PFF positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 104 holders — while 322 added to existing stakes and 241 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Truist Financial, adding an estimated $76.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $147M.

  • 836 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q4 2019, up from 743 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $5.99B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 152 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 48 closed out, a net change of +104 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Truist Financial, an estimated $76.3M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.