iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF) Shares Acquired by Noesis Capital Mangement Corp

Noesis Capital Mangement Corp boosted its holdings in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFFFree Report) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 56,713 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,165 shares during the quarter. Noesis Capital Mangement Corp’s holdings in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF were worth $1,769,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 45.5% in the 4th quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. PSI Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. PSI Advisors LLC now owns 2,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 43.8% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 2,758 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its holdings in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 3,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 584 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 5,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 761 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 4.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock traded up $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $31.54. The stock had a trading volume of 3,369,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,734,216. iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $28.15 and a 1 year high of $32.66. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $31.10. The company has a market capitalization of $14.42 billion, a PE ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.51.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.1596 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st.

About iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF)

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