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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

960 hedge funds and large institutions have $5B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 319 increasing their positions, 406 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 74

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3435 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.86B → $5B (+$137M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 951960 (+9)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.9%38.37% (+0.47%)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.6M | Put options by funds: $14.9M

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 319 | Existing positions reduced: 406

Holders
960
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+0.95%
% of All Funds
15.07%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.94%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
92
Increased
319
Reduced
406
Closed
74
Calls
$14.6M
Puts
$14.9M
Net Calls
-$322K
Net Calls Change
+$34.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$540M +$44.5M +1,453,338 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$390M +$7.79M +254,498 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$203M -$11M -360,086 -5%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$161M +$5.34M +174,602 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$144M -$14.4M -469,292 -9%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$143M -$8.31M -271,577 -6%
AB
7
Aozora Bank
Japan
$138M
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$113M +$3.17M +103,639 +3%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$95.3M -$1.7M -55,642 -2%
Mariner
10
Mariner
Kansas
$92.2M +$6.63M +216,569 +8%
US Bancorp
11
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$74.1M -$4.04M -132,143 -5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
12
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$69.2M +$1.03M +33,755 +2%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$61.6M -$41.2M -1,346,015 -40%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$60.3M +$2.7M +88,195 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$55.3M -$1.61M -52,711 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
16
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$55.1M -$8.42M -275,081 -13%
Truist Financial
17
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$53.3M -$932K -30,445 -2%
SW
18
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$51.8M -$8.05M -263,205 -14%
Osaic Holdings
19
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$51.2M -$7.29M -238,102 -13%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$48.2M +$1.12M +36,748 +2%
Rockefeller Capital Management
21
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$47.5M +$18.3M +599,088 +64%
EWM
22
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$47.5M -$819K -26,770 -2%
KeyBank National Association
23
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$39.4M -$805K -26,311 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$37.7M -$10.8M -353,285 -22%
TPWA
25
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$35.4M +$5.07M +165,846 +17%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

960 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $5B — up 2.8% from $4.86B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new PFF positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 319 added to existing stakes and 406 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $44.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $41.2M.

  • 960 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2023, up from 951 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $5B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 74 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $44.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $41.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.