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Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.6M invested in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9M → $12.6M (+$632K)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3940 (+1)

0.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.78%9.33% (+0.55%)

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
40
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
6
Reduced
13
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SXL
1
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$2.44M +$442K +41,086 +22%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.59M -$27.1K -2,519 -2%
WAM
3
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.31M -$160K -14,877 -11%
COLIM
4
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$606K
RCM
5
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$554K +$555K +51,547 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
6
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$504K -$241K -22,406 -32%
US Bancorp
7
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$502K -$63.5K -5,903 -11%
CCM
8
Covington Capital Management
California
$489K -$43.1K -4,000 -8%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$452K +$40.5K +3,763 +10%
CHA
10
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$399K -$194K -18,000 -33%
CAN
11
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$384K +$384K +35,706 New
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$344K +$1.63K +151 +0.5%
HK
13
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$291K +$161K +14,914 +122%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$266K +$60.1K +5,580 +29%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$229K -$34.6K -3,212 -13%
OA
16
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$207K +$207K +19,219 New
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$194K
MFW
18
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$151K +$754 +70 +0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$150K -$7.33K -681 -5%
LF
20
Lee Financial
Texas
$143K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$140K
CSIC
22
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$134K
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$125K -$64.6K -6,000 -34%
PI
24
Parkside Investments
Illinois
$117K
CA
25
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$116K +$114K +10,585 New

PFO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

40 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $12.6M — up 5.3% from $11.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new PFO positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Robinson Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $555K. The largest seller was Private Advisor Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $275K sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund (PFO) as of Q2 2018, up from 39 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $12.6M of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Robinson Capital Management, an estimated $555K added.
  • The largest Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $275K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.