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First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

336 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.09B invested in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.48M | Put options by funds: $925K

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.86%75.62% (-0.24%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 360336 (-24)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.7B → $3.09B (-$607M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2718 (-9)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 37

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 198

Holders
336
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
4.51%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
21
Increased
91
Reduced
198
Closed
37
Calls
$1.48M
Puts
$925K
Net Calls
+$552K
Net Calls Change
+$187K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HFS
326
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$5K
GCM
327
GKV Capital Management
California
$3.2K +$3.17K +73 New
BWM
328
Bernard Wealth Management
Michigan
$1.43K +$43 +1 +3%
NWM
329
Nova Wealth Management
Florida
$1.31K
KWM
330
Kiker Wealth Management
Georgia
$877 +$867 +20 New
SAS
331
Spurstone Advisory Services
Connecticut
$526 +$520 +12 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
332
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$438 +$434 +10 New
BIG
333
Brooklyn Investment Group
New York
$134 -$997 -23 -85%
Fidelity Investments
334
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$88 -$43 -1 -33%
WWM
335
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$44 +$43 +1 New
SIS
336
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$24
IAA
337
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$6.36M -147,981 Closed
OIA
338
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$5.6M -130,259 Closed
SI
339
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$3.22M -74,877 Closed
RSF
340
Rik Saylor Financial
Ohio
-$2.47M -57,461 Closed
SW
341
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
-$2.35M -54,576 Closed
LWM
342
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
-$2.01M -46,695 Closed
CFGS
343
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
-$1.94M -45,092 Closed
PAS
344
Park Avenue Securities
New York
-$1.87M -43,599 Closed
MWM
345
Maripau Wealth Management
Indiana
-$806K -18,749 Closed
IWA
346
Icon Wealth Advisors
Texas
-$712K -16,565 Closed
TFA
347
Tranquilli Financial Advisor
New Jersey
-$656K -15,275 Closed
MAM
348
Milestone Asset Management
Pennsylvania
-$593K -13,800 Closed
MSAM
349
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
-$471K -10,971 Closed
LI
350
LVZ Inc
Michigan
-$468K -10,891 Closed

FIXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

336 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $3.09B — down 16% from $3.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of FIXD and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 198 trimmed existing stakes and 91 added.

The largest buyer was Geneos Wealth Management, adding an estimated $23.4M. The largest seller was Coppell Advisory Solutions, cutting an estimated $72.5M.

  • 336 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) as of Q1 2025, down from 360 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $3.09B of First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 37 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Geneos Wealth Management, an estimated $23.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Coppell Advisory Solutions, an estimated $72.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.