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VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $86.4M invested in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 3

243% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 7

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4150 (+9)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $74.9M → $86.4M (+$11.4M)

1.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.1%18.55% (-1.6%)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+21.95%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
24
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SPC
26
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$383K +$146K +7,019 +61%
WI
27
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$374K +$376K +18,050 New
IFB
28
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$359K +$28.2K +1,350 +8%
BAS
29
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$293K +$296K +14,193 New
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$282K +$8.38K +402 +3%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$281K -$23.5K -1,126 -8%
WS
32
Wedbush Securities
California
$216K +$217K +10,422 New
NFG
33
Next Financial Group
Texas
$195K +$81.2K +3,895 +71%
ACM
34
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$184K +$185K +8,855 New
CPIG
35
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$129K +$130K +6,238 New
FANJ
36
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$87K
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$86K +$28.8K +1,383 +50%
FTUS
38
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$81K +$81.3K +3,900 New
WIC
39
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$79K +$79.2K +3,800 New
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$69K +$29.2K +1,400 +72%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$53K -$18.7K -898 -26%
TWA
42
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$51K
BWP
43
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$29K +$29.2K +1,400 New
QAM
44
QCI Asset Management
New York
$23K
DADC
45
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$20K +$20.9K +1,000 New
WEC
46
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$11.1K +$11.2K +536 New
SNT
47
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$9K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
48
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$6K
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$6K +$83 +4 +1%
Wells Fargo
50
Wells Fargo
California
$5K -$21 -1 -0.4%

PFXF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

50 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $86.4M — up 15% from $74.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new PFXF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.72M. The largest seller was Aviance Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.51M.

  • 50 institutional investors held VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) as of Q3 2016, up from 41 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $86.4M of VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $3.72M added.
  • The largest VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $1.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.