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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

790 hedge funds and large institutions have $5B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 300 reducing their positions, and 133 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4860 (+12)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.42%35.6% (+0.19%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 293 | Existing positions reduced: 300

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 836790 (-46)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.99B → $5B (-$990M)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 133

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.55M | Put options by funds: $23.9M

Holders
790
Holders Change
-46
Holders Change %
-5.5%
% of All Funds
17.41%
Holding in Top 10
60
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.32%
New
99
Increased
293
Reduced
300
Closed
133
Calls
$6.55M
Puts
$23.9M
Net Calls
-$17.4M
Net Calls Change
+$54.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$469M -$42.6M -1,187,240 -7%
AB
2
Aozora Bank
Japan
$287M
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$270M -$1.37M -38,081 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$269M +$23.3M +648,710 +8%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$187M -$6.66M -185,736 -3%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$153M +$6.56M +182,962 +4%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$151M -$9.94M -277,095 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$149M -$21.1M -587,677 -11%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$126M -$21.5M -598,214 -13%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$120M -$11.5M -321,226 -8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
11
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$80.5M -$20.1M -561,827 -18%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$78.2M -$14.1M -391,965 -14%
OAC
13
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$76.3M +$67.1M +1,870,099 +356%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$71.2M -$13.3M -370,949 -14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$58.5M -$10.7M -298,324 -14%
ECM
16
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$58.2M +$62.2M +1,734,864 +1,871%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
17
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$57.7M -$6.59M -183,782 -9%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$55.7M +$33.7M +939,612 +116%
KeyBank National Association
19
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$51.1M -$3.74M -104,157 -6%
Osaic Holdings
20
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$50.9M +$65.2M +1,818,984 New
AWM
21
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
$45.7M +$47.6M +1,328,287 +7,205%
SW
22
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$44.8M +$9.24M +257,717 +22%
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$43.9M -$24.3M -676,334 -33%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$40.9M +$16M +446,825 +53%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$40.6M +$16.1M +448,228 +54%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

790 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $5B — down 17% from $5.99B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 133 funds closed out of PFF and 99 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 300 trimmed existing stakes and 293 added.

The largest buyer was OMERS Administration Corp, adding an estimated $67.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $93.2M.

  • 790 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2020, down from 836 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $5B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 99 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 133 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was OMERS Administration Corp, an estimated $67.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $93.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.