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VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.7M invested in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 19

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5962 (+3)

1.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.06%12.39% (-1.7%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.8M → $56.7M (-$4.09M)

Holders
62
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
22
Reduced
19
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFG
26
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$430K +$429K +21,340 New
DCM
27
Delta Capital Management
New Jersey
$408K +$10.1K +500 +3%
SPC
28
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$386K -$22.3K -1,107 -5%
IFB
29
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$364K +$31.2K +1,550 +9%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$343K +$38.9K +1,935 +13%
NFG
31
Next Financial Group
Texas
$328K +$38.6K +1,918 +13%
BAS
32
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$324K +$39K +1,940 +14%
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$289K +$84.2K +4,190 +41%
Lido Advisors
34
Lido Advisors
California
$278K +$11.7K +581 +4%
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$274K -$24.7K -1,228 -8%
NR
36
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$273K +$272K +13,527 New
FWSM
37
First Wilshire Securities Management
California
$242K +$241K +12,000 New
KSA
38
Ken Stern & Associates
California
$240K +$12.3K +612 +5%
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$229K +$228K +11,359 New
BRWA
40
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$222K
BCM
41
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$217K +$217K +10,781 New
RC
42
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$215K
AWM
43
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$211K +$210K +10,442 New
WS
44
Wedbush Securities
California
$208K -$14.8K -735 -7%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$183K +$101 +5 +0.1%
WTB
46
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$180K
YWP
47
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$114K
FANJ
48
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$107K +$22.1K +1,098 +26%
CPIG
49
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$74K -$125K -6,240 -62%
TWA
50
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$49K

PFXF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

62 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $56.7M — down 6.7% from $60.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new PFXF positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gradient Investments, adding an estimated $1.05M. The largest seller was Aviance Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.85M.

  • 62 institutional investors held VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) as of Q2 2017, up from 59 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $56.7M of VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Gradient Investments, an estimated $1.05M added.
  • The largest VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $5.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.