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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.96M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.85M → $9.96M (+$112K)

0.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.37%6.99% (-0.38%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2724 (-3)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
24
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
1
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3.47M -$361K -31,566 -10%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.29M +$124K +10,866 +11%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$992K +$207K +18,108 +27%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$803K +$15.7K +1,371 +2%
CCM
5
Covington Capital Management
California
$645K -$45.7K -4,000 -7%
CHA
6
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$426K -$110K -9,600 -21%
FAAS
7
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$296K +$289K +25,329 New
ICAS
8
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$282K +$13.2K +1,153 +5%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$235K -$48K -4,206 -17%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$231K -$65.8K -5,760 -22%
DADC
11
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$218K
VFS
12
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$217K -$15.1K -1,325 -7%
CA
13
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$155K +$151K +13,200 New
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$149K +$147K +12,876 New
SI
15
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$141K
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$119K
WA
17
WFG Advisors
Texas
$91K
NPC
18
National Planning Corporation
California
$56.7K +$54.7K +4,785 New
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$40K +$17.1K +1,500 +76%
SF
20
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$24K
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$23.7K
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$23K
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23K
FAM
24
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$6K
SIA
25
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$445K -40,956 Closed

PFO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

24 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $9.96M — up 1.1% from $9.85M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of PFO and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was First Allied Advisory Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $289K. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $445K sold.

  • 24 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) as of Q4 2014, down from 27 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $9.96M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was First Allied Advisory Services, an estimated $289K added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $445K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.