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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

804 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.53B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 290 increasing their positions, 293 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 74

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5B → $5.53B (+$533M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 790804 (+14)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.6%36.15% (+0.55%)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.3M | Put options by funds: $19.2M

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 290 | Existing positions reduced: 293

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6048 (-12)

Holders
804
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+1.77%
% of All Funds
16.49%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.98%
New
97
Increased
290
Reduced
293
Closed
74
Calls
$19.3M
Puts
$19.2M
Net Calls
+$76K
Net Calls Change
+$17.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$502M -$7.71M -226,296 -2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$331M +$37.3M +1,096,144 +13%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$321M +$27.7M +812,959 +10%
AB
4
Aozora Bank
Japan
$313M
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$197M -$6.07M -178,126 -3%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$178M +$11.8M +346,520 +7%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$163M -$1.44M -42,396 -0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$140M +$10.1M +296,419 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$137M -$25.1M -736,832 -16%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$128M -$9.04M -265,235 -7%
CL
11
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$103M +$102M +2,979,277 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
12
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$90.4M +$2.82M +82,878 +3%
FIA
13
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$87.9M +$86.2M +2,531,169 New
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$72.6M -$12.9M -379,180 -15%
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$71.6M -$5.69M -166,903 -7%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$65M +$4.39M +128,900 +7%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$62.5M +$34M +997,389 +124%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$59.8M -$3.79M -111,374 -6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
19
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$56.6M -$6.07M -178,276 -10%
Osaic Holdings
20
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$56M -$6.95M -203,863 -11%
KeyBank National Association
21
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$55.5M -$106K -3,097 -0.2%
SW
22
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$52.8M +$4.06M +119,169 +8%
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$52.1M +$4.23M +124,232 +9%
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$43.6M -$504K -14,779 -1%
SAMC
25
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$42.6M +$41.4M +1,215,505 +8,300%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

804 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $5.53B — up 11% from $5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new PFF positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 290 added to existing stakes and 293 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cabana LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $102M. The largest seller was OMERS Administration Corp, exiting entirely with an estimated $76.3M sold.

  • 804 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2020, up from 790 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $5.53B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 97 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 74 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Cabana LLC, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2020 was OMERS Administration Corp, an estimated $76.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.