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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
ACM
1
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$18.3M -$1.51M -72,536 -8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.3M +$1.71M +81,850 +12%
GI
3
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$10.8M +$1.89M +90,401 +21%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.87M -$358K -17,173 -6%
AA
5
Apriem Advisors
California
$4.7M +$154K +7,370 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.09M +$3.72M +178,550 +969%
TYCC
7
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$2.96M +$1.94M +92,975 +187%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$2.84M +$211K +10,137 +8%
1SB
9
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$2.71M +$467K +22,384 +21%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.11M +$46K +2,206 +2%
BFEC
11
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2M +$25.8K +1,237 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.53M +$382K +18,328 +33%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.34M +$74.9K +3,593 +6%
OCM
14
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$1.07M +$45.9K +2,200 +4%
PA
15
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.01M -$4.69K -225 -0.5%
BHTS
16
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$832K +$195K +9,328 +30%
ICOA
17
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$808K
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$808K +$21.8K +1,043 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$746K +$145K +6,950 +24%
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$652K -$90.1K -4,320 -12%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$601K +$604K +28,962 New
CCG
22
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$562K +$565K +27,075 New
WA
23
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$519K
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$453K +$214K +10,269 +89%
DCM
25
Delta Capital Management
New Jersey
$424K +$86.8K +4,160 +26%

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.