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First Trust California Municipal High income ETF

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in First Trust California Municipal High income ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 20

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6975 (+6)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.72%79.15% (+1.4%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $215M → $211M (-$3.41M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
75
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
28
Reduced
20
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MMA
1
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$97M +$4.43M +89,948 +5%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$34.8M -$2.12M -43,020 -6%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.62M -$3.55M -72,054 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.32M +$150K +3,039 +2%
CBB
5
Citizens Business Bank
California
$5.97M +$1.35M +27,401 +29%
WIM
6
Westside Investment Management
California
$5.01M +$104K +2,105 +2%
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.1M +$1.34M +27,198 +47%
Cetera Investment Advisers
8
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.72M +$178K +3,612 +7%
IP
9
Ignite Planners
California
$2.22M
Mariner
10
Mariner
Kansas
$2.06M -$237K -4,802 -10%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.03M +$117K +2,365 +6%
AFG
12
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$2.02M +$315K +6,382 +18%
SEP
13
Southland Equity Partners
Missouri
$1.97M -$136K -2,765 -6%
RPCA
14
Running Point Capital Advisors
California
$1.87M +$90.9K +1,844 +5%
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.71M +$450K +9,134 +35%
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$1.59M -$437K -8,863 -21%
MFG
17
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$1.55M +$29.9K +606 +2%
NIWA
18
New Insight Wealth Advisors
California
$1.47M +$153K +3,100 +11%
CW
19
Channel Wealth
California
$1.44M -$425K -8,623 -23%
Rockefeller Capital Management
20
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1.41M +$49.3K +1,000 +4%
GS
21
GTS Securities
New York
$1.37M +$683K +13,853 +97%
IIA
22
Integral Investment Advisors
California
$1.24M -$4.93K -100 -0.4%
CCG
23
Catalina Capital Group
California
$1.13M -$8.28K -168 -0.7%
MA
24
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.11M +$68.8K +1,396 +6%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.08M +$70.6K +1,433 +7%

FCAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

75 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust California Municipal High income ETF (FCAL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $211M — down 1.6% from $215M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FCAL positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Miracle Mile Advisors, adding an estimated $4.43M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.55M.

  • 75 institutional investors held First Trust California Municipal High income ETF (FCAL) as of Q1 2025, up from 69 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $211M of First Trust California Municipal High income ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust California Municipal High income ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust California Municipal High income ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Miracle Mile Advisors, an estimated $4.43M added.
  • The largest First Trust California Municipal High income ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.55M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.