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First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

47.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.43%110.17% (+48%)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $217M (+$42M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4752 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
52
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.64%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
17
Reduced
19
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CWM
1
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$55M +$131M +2,656,770 +5,153%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.5M -$13.3M -270,876 -27%
LI
3
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$28.3M +$1.14M +23,125 +4%
RJFSA
4
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$17.4M +$8.98M +182,510 +106%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$13M -$95.1K -1,932 -0.7%
BCI
6
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$10.1M -$463K -9,399 -4%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.79M -$1.35M -27,522 -12%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$8.79M +$8.19M +166,379 +1,360%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.69M +$521K +10,593 +8%
ACM
10
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$4.4M -$491K -9,966 -10%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$4.27M +$765K +15,547 +22%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.77M -$4.03M -81,918 -59%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.41M
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.34M -$496K -10,085 -17%
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.49M -$1.51M -30,757 -50%
HFS
16
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.18M -$591 -12 -0%
VF
17
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.16M +$327K +6,650 +39%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.11M +$1.12M +22,658 New
SCA
19
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.11M +$1.11M +22,650 New
FAIM
20
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$937K +$737K +14,974 +368%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$858K +$180K +3,666 +27%
Cetera Investment Advisers
22
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$779K -$8.76K -178 -1%
GWM
23
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$637K +$637K +12,950 New
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$478K -$2.12M -43,063 -82%
QCIG
25
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$466K -$33.2K -674 -7%

FIXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

52 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $217M — up 24% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FIXD positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $13.3M.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF (FIXD) as of Q2 2018, up from 47 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $217M of First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.