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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
AFA
51
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$10.4M -$862K -19,894 -8%
KAS
52
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$10.2M -$11.6M -266,678 -53%
BAM
53
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$10.2M +$1M +23,094 +11%
LA
54
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$9.93M -$760K -17,531 -7%
OWM
55
Opes Wealth Management
California
$9.48M +$41K +946 +0.4%
IA
56
IFP Advisors
Florida
$9.17M -$665K -15,349 -7%
TPWA
57
Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors
California
$9.07M -$1.18M -27,332 -12%
HFS
58
Howard Financial Services
Texas
$8.55M -$1.23M -28,278 -13%
MML Investors Services
59
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$8.42M +$2.38M +54,836 +40%
AAS
60
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$8.38M -$3.73M -85,954 -31%
PNC
61
Park National Corp
Ohio
$7.82M +$711K +16,410 +10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
62
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7.28M +$447K +10,306 +7%
PVI
63
Pine Valley Investments
New Jersey
$7.02M -$36.3M -837,319 -84%
Jane Street
64
Jane Street
New York
$6.81M -$6.66M -153,739 -50%
DAS
65
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$6.32M +$619K +14,286 +11%
LWMNY
66
Landmark Wealth Management (New York)
New York
$6.11M -$83.8K -1,934 -1%
CF
67
Centaurus Financial
California
$6.06M +$38.5K +887 +0.6%
AWS
68
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$5.94M -$1.9M -43,863 -24%
SWP
69
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5.93M -$684K -15,774 -10%
FAIM
70
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$5.9M +$233K +5,386 +4%
SA
71
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$5.71M -$10.3M -237,466 -65%
First Trust Advisors
72
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.64M -$1.82M -41,889 -25%
FPWM
73
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$5.64M -$2.28M -52,531 -29%
BAWM
74
Bennett Associates Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$5.6M +$220K +5,065 +4%
VCM
75
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$5.54M +$5.48M +126,298 New

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.