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First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
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334 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.4B invested in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 164 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 164 | Existing positions reduced: 121

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 30 (+4)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.03B → $4.4B (+$377M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.72% → 80.69% (-1%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 340 → 334 (-6)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29

Holders
334
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.76%
% of All Funds
4.8%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
26
Increased
164
Reduced
121
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$45.7M
2
CAS
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
+$35.7M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$27.9M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$27.5M
5
GLR
Great Lakes Retirement
Ohio
+$25.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$25.7M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$25.4M
3
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$24M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$18.3M
5
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
-$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFS
26
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$33.3M +$1.44M +32,224 +5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
27
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$30.6M -$1.11M -24,840 -4%
SWM
28
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$29.2M -$630K -14,136 -2%
PFS
29
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$28.7M -$9.93M -222,618 -26%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$28.6M -$1.81M -40,626 -6%
SPIA
31
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$27.2M +$14.7M +330,654 +122%
AWM
32
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$26.9M +$1.06M +23,752 +4%
GLR
33
Great Lakes Retirement
Ohio
$25.9M +$25.5M +572,866 +590,584%
P
34
&Partners
Tennessee
$24.5M +$15.3M +344,005 +174%
KAS
35
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$24.4M -$25.7M -575,951 -52%
LFG
36
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$23.9M +$2.11M +47,254 +10%
AAS
37
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$23.6M -$1.57M -35,120 -6%
HI
38
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$22.6M +$8.5M +190,661 +62%
DA
39
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin
$22.3M +$522K +11,702 +2%
CAAS
40
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$22M +$708K +15,871 +3%
M1FG
41
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
$21.9M +$2.01M +45,128 +10%
SCM
42
Seascape Capital Management
New Hampshire
$21.7M -$755K -16,938 -3%
CWP
43
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$20.2M -$3.76M -84,225 -16%
PAG
44
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$19.2M -$24M -539,195 -56%
OCFG
45
O'Connor Financial Group
Illinois
$18.8M +$1.13M +25,451 +7%
AFA
46
Alpha Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$18M +$815K +18,272 +5%
EFG
47
Elios Financial Group
Ohio
$17.9M +$17.7M +396,450 New
FHC
48
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$17.8M +$645K +14,460 +4%
SFG
49
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$16.4M +$2.35M +52,702 +17%
SA
50
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$16.3M +$78.9K +1,769 +0.5%
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FIXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

334 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $4.4B — up 9.4% from $4.03B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of FIXD and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 121 trimmed existing stakes and 164 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $45.7M. The largest seller was Kestra Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $25.7M.

  • 334 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) as of Q3 2024, down from 340 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $4.4B of First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF stock for Q3 2024, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $45.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Kestra Advisory Services, an estimated $25.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.