Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton Raises Position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF)

Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,149 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton’s holdings in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF were worth $902,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Carret Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Carret Asset Management LLC now owns 22,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,000 after purchasing an additional 959 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its stake in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 18.4% during the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 94,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,125,000 after purchasing an additional 14,617 shares during the period. Bank of Stockton increased its holdings in shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Stockton now owns 123,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,113,000 after buying an additional 12,101 shares during the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 4,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,000 after acquiring an additional 471 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenleaf Trust grew its position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 1,034,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,373,000 after acquiring an additional 43,619 shares during the period. 4.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $32.79. The stock had a trading volume of 812,414 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,972,738. iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $33.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.04.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a $0.1632 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

About iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results, which correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of a select group of preferred stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NYSE Arca, Inc (NYSE Arca), NYSE Amex, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market or NASDAQ Capital Market.