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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
GI
1
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$9.76M +$1.05M +52,369 +12%
ACM
2
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$7.58M -$5.85M -290,812 -44%
TYCC
3
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$5.09M +$746K +37,124 +17%
AA
4
Apriem Advisors
California
$4.98M -$42.9K -2,132 -0.9%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.75M -$890K -44,266 -25%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.44M +$546K +27,173 +29%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$2.37M -$370K -18,428 -14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.68M +$263K +13,066 +19%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.26M +$73.7K +3,668 +6%
FA
10
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.13M +$16.8K +834 +2%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.09M +$199K +9,898 +22%
SI
12
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.05M +$191K +9,504 +22%
OCM
13
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$1M
BHTS
14
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$927K -$12.5K -620 -1%
PA
15
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$873K -$30.5K -1,519 -3%
ICOA
16
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$840K +$34.9K +1,734 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$712K -$983K -48,907 -58%
CCG
18
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$660K -$35.2K -1,750 -5%
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$656K -$2.59K -129 -0.4%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$648K -$71.7K -3,568 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$638K -$237K -11,796 -27%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$586K -$157K -7,803 -21%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$574K +$492K +24,499 +621%
WI
24
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$546K +$141K +7,000 +35%
1SB
25
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$460K -$347K -17,288 -43%

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.