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VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $61.3M invested in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 18

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7373 (0)

2.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.05%12.53% (-2.5%)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.5M → $61.3M (-$26.2M)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
73
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
14
Reduced
27
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
1
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$7.13M -$721K -39,059 -9%
TYCC
2
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$5.46M -$1.24M -67,449 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.84M +$913K +49,490 +22%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.79M +$754K +40,885 +18%
PT
5
Plimoth Trust
Massachusetts
$4.74M +$1.42K +77 +0%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$4.01M -$455K -24,657 -10%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$2.71M -$1.21M -65,571 -30%
ACM
8
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2.31M -$970K -52,582 -29%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.79M +$71.4K +3,868 +4%
ARG
10
Advisory Resource Group
Oklahoma
$1.65M +$1.72M +93,061 New
AG
11
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.63M +$101K +5,491 +6%
LWS
12
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$1.36M -$385K -20,869 -21%
AF
13
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$1.14M -$103K -5,557 -8%
Lido Advisors
14
Lido Advisors
California
$1.09M +$742K +40,208 +194%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.04M -$403K -21,855 -27%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$972K +$6.48K +351 +0.6%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$968K +$202K +10,932 +25%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$798K -$122K -6,610 -13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$754K +$58.2K +3,154 +8%
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$697K -$31.4K -1,703 -4%
PA
21
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$641K -$68.6K -3,716 -9%
BCM
22
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$610K -$121K -6,565 -16%
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$605K +$630K +34,159 New
CCG
24
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$573K -$359K -19,450 -38%
BTS
25
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$544K +$254K +13,764 +81%

PFXF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

73 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $61.3M — down 30% from $87.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new PFXF positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $913K. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.52M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $61.3M of VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $913K added.
  • The largest VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $6.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.