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First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.1M invested in First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 1

138% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.3M → $34.1M (+$19.7M)

41.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.6%74.36% (+42%)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2632 (+6)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
32
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
8
Reduced
11
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FA
1
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$18.5M +$18.7M +704,916 New
Envestnet Asset Management
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.27M -$211K -7,937 -5%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$3M +$320K +12,044 +12%
SS
4
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$902K +$68.1K +2,560 +8%
IA
5
IFP Advisors
Florida
$864K +$871K +32,764 New
CAN
6
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$802K +$56.1K +2,109 +7%
AT
7
Arden Trust
Delaware
$747K -$41.4K -1,558 -5%
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$680K +$292K +10,983 +73%
RA
9
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$603K -$7.23K -272 -1%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$562K +$170K +6,406 +43%
MIAN
11
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$533K -$5.16K -194 -0.9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$446K -$10.1K -380 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$426K +$433K +16,283 New
CAM
14
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$243K +$247K +9,276 New
VAG
15
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$237K -$399 -15 -0.2%
FAAS
16
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$225K -$129K -4,846 -36%
VF
17
Virtu Financial
New York
$210K +$213K +8,020 New
SCA
18
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$208K -$11.1K -419 -5%
FAIM
19
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$206K +$6.33K +238 +3%
APA
20
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$142K -$300K -11,273 -68%
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$113K -$2.95K -111 -3%
BFEC
22
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$70K +$31.5K +1,186 +79%
CFGS
23
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$62K -$201K -7,560 -76%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$25K +$1.62K +61 +7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
25
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$12K

FAAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

32 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $34.1M — up 138% from $14.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FAAR positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $433K. The largest seller was American Portfolios Advisors, cutting an estimated $300K.

  • 32 institutional investors held First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) as of Q3 2019, up from 26 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $34.1M of First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 138% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 1 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $433K added.
  • The largest First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF seller in Q3 2019 was American Portfolios Advisors, an estimated $300K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.