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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

964 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.19B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 468 increasing their positions, 260 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 468 | Existing positions reduced: 260

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 60

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.39B → $8.19B (+$800M)

1.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.24%41.66% (+1.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 953964 (+11)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4545 (0)

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.25M | Put options by funds: $36.5M

Holders
964
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+1.15%
% of All Funds
16.78%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.78%
New
83
Increased
468
Reduced
260
Closed
60
Calls
$4.25M
Puts
$36.5M
Net Calls
-$32.2M
Net Calls Change
+$22.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.04B +$223M +5,758,445 +28%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$430M +$20.1M +519,493 +5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$416M +$13.7M +354,327 +3%
AB
4
Aozora Bank
Japan
$355M +$58.1M +1,500,000 +20%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$278M -$3.99M -103,085 -1%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$213M -$129M -3,324,397 -38%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$201M +$2.06M +53,078 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$193M +$13.5M +348,768 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$191M +$668K +17,254 +0.4%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$189M -$4.58M -118,236 -2%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$144M -$1.87M -48,387 -1%
Fifth Third Bancorp
12
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$115M +$6.39M +164,908 +6%
Bessemer Group
13
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$114M +$8.65M +223,283 +8%
ETC
14
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$105M +$3.31M +85,397 +3%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$95.7M -$1.96M -50,499 -2%
SW
16
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$88.5M +$10.9M +280,714 +14%
US Bancorp
17
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$81.9M +$1.64M +42,365 +2%
Truist Financial
18
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$78.7M +$6.48M +167,403 +9%
FIB
19
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$71M +$69.9M +1,804,602 New
KeyBank National Association
20
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$68M -$631K -16,278 -0.9%
Osaic Holdings
21
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$65.8M +$1.92M +49,458 +3%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$65.7M -$329K -8,491 -0.5%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$62.6M +$22.5M +581,494 +57%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$58.3M +$1.55M +40,012 +3%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
25
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$57M +$56.2M +1,450,000 New

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

964 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $8.19B — up 11% from $7.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new PFF positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 468 added to existing stakes and 260 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $223M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $129M.

  • 964 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2021, up from 953 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $8.19B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 60 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $223M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $129M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.