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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 5

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.25M → $10.4M (+$1.14M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2526 (+1)

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.41%8.38% (+0.98%)

Holders
26
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
10
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
1
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3.39M -$454K -44,895 -12%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.95M +$1.2M +118,847 +160%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$798K +$214K +21,121 +36%
CHA
4
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$705K -$34.4K -3,400 -5%
CCM
5
Covington Capital Management
California
$627K
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$503K +$59.2K +5,853 +13%
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$447K -$44.6K -4,414 -9%
VFS
8
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$223K +$5.65K +559 +3%
ICAS
9
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$223K +$17.8K +1,763 +9%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$220K +$50.1K +4,951 +29%
SI
11
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$197K -$20.2K -2,000 -9%
WAM
12
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$194K +$37.6K +3,714 +24%
U
13
UBS
Switzerland
$171K
DADC
14
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$134K +$135K +13,390 New
PRCM
15
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$103K +$104K +10,282 New
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$101K +$2.3K +227 +2%
Creative Planning
17
Creative Planning
Kansas
$100K
WA
18
WFG Advisors
Texas
$79K
Bank of America
19
Bank of America
North Carolina
$67K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
20
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$50K +$50.6K +5,000 New
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$30.8K +$20.8K +2,054 +205%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30K +$5.06K +500 +20%
SF
23
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$22K
EWM
24
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$20K
FAM
25
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$6K

PFO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

26 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $10.4M — up 12% from $9.25M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new PFO positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 10 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Fifth Third Bancorp, cutting an estimated $454K.

  • 26 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) as of Q4 2013, up from 25 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $10.4M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Fifth Third Bancorp, an estimated $454K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.