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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $208M invested in Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

145% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 11

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $157M → $208M (+$50.9M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4656 (+10)

3.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.7%66.75% (+3.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+21.74%
% of All Funds
0.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
15
Increased
27
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$1.69M -$1.03M -50,217 -38%
USAA
27
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$1.66M +$1.67M +81,276 New
OMC
28
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.43M +$1.44M +70,029 New
WJA
29
Willis Johnson & Associates
Texas
$1.31M -$30.2K -1,470 -2%
PAG
30
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.27M -$47K -2,289 -4%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
31
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.2M
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.12M +$274K +13,342 +32%
APA
33
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.01M +$288K +14,010 +39%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$895K -$73.5K -3,577 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$787K +$57.8K +2,816 +8%
DP
36
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$785K +$19.3K +940 +3%
BEI
37
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$779K -$22.8K -1,110 -3%
PFPT
38
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$723K +$729K +35,497 New
3AM
39
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$625K -$33.8K -1,645 -5%
XF
40
XML Financial
Maryland
$555K +$15.2K +741 +3%
TGAM
41
TBH Global Asset Management
Tennessee
$431K +$29.5K +1,435 +7%
IA
42
IFP Advisors
Florida
$400K +$402K +19,594 +12,891%
OPS
43
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$355K +$358K +17,415 New
DC
44
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$298K -$138K -6,719 -32%
MAFM
45
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$248K +$45.2K +2,202 +22%
FHC
46
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$224K -$131K -6,400 -37%
CIAS
47
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$199K +$200K +9,760 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
48
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$121K
GRP
49
Global Retirement Partners
California
$55K -$1.46K -71 -3%
HI
50
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$55K +$54.9K +2,674 New

PREF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

56 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (PREF) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $208M — up 32% from $157M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PREF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $1.03M.

  • 56 institutional investors held Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (PREF) as of Q1 2021, up from 46 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $208M of Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.5M added.
  • The largest Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.