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First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $179M invested in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,033% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 3

478% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31M → $179M (+$148M)

450% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 2

291.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.85%352.28% (+291%)

194% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1647 (+31)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+193.75%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
34
Increased
11
Reduced
2
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$58.9M +$58.9M +1,160,049 New
LI
2
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$24.2M +$24.3M +477,547 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.1M +$5.6M +110,361 +74%
ACM
4
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$11.4M +$11.4M +224,498 New
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$11M +$5.77M +113,618 +109%
AW
6
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$6.88M +$6.88M +135,530 New
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.75M +$5.29M +104,130 +362%
SI
8
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$5.87M +$5.87M +115,607 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.35M +$5.01M +98,557 +1,430%
BCI
10
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$5.08M +$1.27M +25,000 +33%
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.13M +$905K +17,822 +41%
IH
12
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.57M +$2.57M +50,610 New
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.28M +$840K +16,542 +58%
BFEC
14
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.23M +$2.23M +43,961 New
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.1M +$12.7K +251 +0.6%
CWM
16
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.01M +$2.01M +39,567 New
HFS
17
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.91M +$158K +3,103 +9%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.55M +$1.53M +30,210 +10,241%
MML Investors Services
19
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.44M +$1.24M +24,493 +622%
LWAC
20
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$1.36M +$1.37M +26,906 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.34M +$1.34M +26,435 New
IA
22
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.09M +$1.09M +21,458 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
23
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$814K +$814K +16,028 New
RJFSA
24
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$790K +$791K +15,570 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$545K +$546K +10,748 New

FIXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

47 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $179M — up 478% from $31M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new FIXD positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $58.9M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $1.64M.

  • 47 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) as of Q4 2017, up from 16 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $179M of First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 478% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $58.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $1.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.