iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
988 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.4B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 329 increasing their positions, 431 reducing their positions, and 95 closing their positions.
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 40.36% → 38.97% (-1.4%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,025 → 988 (-37)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.74B → $5.4B (-$337M)
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 32 → 26 (-6)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 329 | Existing positions reduced: 431
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 95
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.13M | Put options by funds: $33M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$81.3M |
| 2 |
HWAM
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
|
+$21.1M |
| 3 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$16.7M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$13.9M |
| 5 |
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$96.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$47.8M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$34M |
| 4 |
HCM
Hilton Capital Management
Garden City,
New York
|
-$31.2M |
| 5 |
NYLIM
New York Life Investment Management
New York
|
-$25.5M |
PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
988 of the 7,613 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $5.4B — down 5.9% from $5.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 95 funds closed out of PFF and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 431 trimmed existing stakes and 329 added.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $81.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $96.7M.
- 988 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q2 2025, down from 1,025 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $5.4B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 95 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $81.3M added.
- The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $96.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.