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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

953 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.39B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 428 increasing their positions, 296 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 428 | Existing positions reduced: 296

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 84

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 961953 (-8)

2.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.08%40.24% (-2.8%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5045 (-5)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.4B → $7.39B (-$1.01B)

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.54M | Put options by funds: $58.9M

Holders
953
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-0.83%
% of All Funds
16.73%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.79%
New
86
Increased
428
Reduced
296
Closed
84
Calls
$4.54M
Puts
$58.9M
Net Calls
-$54.3M
Net Calls Change
-$48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$790M +$169M +4,445,145 +28%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$400M -$9.12M -240,437 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$393M -$27.2M -717,097 -7%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$335M +$40.7M +1,073,546 +14%
AB
5
Aozora Bank
Japan
$289M -$56.9M -1,500,000 -17%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$275M -$5.02M -132,440 -2%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$195M +$8.45M +222,788 +5%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$190M -$562M -14,827,207 -75%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$185M -$4.55M -120,051 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$175M +$11M +288,724 +7%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$142M -$60M -1,580,950 -30%
Fifth Third Bancorp
12
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$106M +$3.07M +80,896 +3%
Bessemer Group
13
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$103M -$82.9M -2,185,321 -45%
ETC
14
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$98.9M +$4.24M +111,773 +5%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$97.5M -$10.2M -268,438 -10%
US Bancorp
16
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$78.3M +$3.53M +93,176 +5%
SW
17
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$75.7M +$6.29M +165,760 +9%
Truist Financial
18
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$70.4M +$7.05M +185,740 +11%
KeyBank National Association
19
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$67M +$4.17M +109,964 +7%
FIB
20
First Interstate Bancsystem
Montana
$66.7M +$65.9M +1,737,065 New
Deutsche Bank
21
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$64.5M -$13.9M -367,100 -18%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$62.4M +$3.61M +95,148 +6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
23
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$55.4M -$178K -4,680 -0.3%
ECM
24
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$52.2M +$2.17M +57,126 +4%
Mariner
25
Mariner
Kansas
$52M +$9.63M +253,914 +23%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

953 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $7.39B — down 12% from $8.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 86 funds opened new PFF positions and 84 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 428 added to existing stakes and 296 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $169M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $562M.

  • 953 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q1 2021, down from 961 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $7.39B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 86 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 84 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $169M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $562M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.