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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.36M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2631 (+5)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.77M → $9.36M (+$592K)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.68%7.38% (+0.71%)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
31
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+19.23%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
4
Reduced
9
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
$3.05M -$27.5K -2,635 -0.9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$881K -$200K -19,103 -18%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$744K -$36.3K -3,476 -5%
CCM
4
Covington Capital Management
California
$563K
FFA
5
First Foundation Advisors
California
$485K +$493K +47,218 New
WAM
6
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$421K +$218K +20,865 +104%
CHA
7
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$360K -$15.7K -1,500 -4%
CRC
8
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$328K -$165K -15,796 -33%
SIA
9
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$320K +$326K +31,180 New
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$294K +$172K +16,486 +136%
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$293K +$2.89K +277 +1%
GC
12
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$278K +$283K +27,104 New
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$231K -$19.9K -1,902 -8%
ICAS
14
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$219K
VFS
15
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$129K -$9.56K -915 -7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$118K +$30.4K +2,913 +34%
SI
17
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$115K -$7.83K -750 -6%
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$108K +$110K +10,545 New
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$106K
DADC
20
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$90K
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$52K
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$41K +$42.1K +4,034 New
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36K -$34.5K -3,298 -49%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26K
SF
25
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$22K

PFO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

31 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.36M — up 6.7% from $8.77M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new PFO positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Foundation Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $493K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $200K.

  • 31 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) as of Q3 2015, up from 26 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.36M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was First Foundation Advisors, an estimated $493K added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $200K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.