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First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $176M invested in First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

155% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 11

118% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 87 (+17)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $176M (+$29.9M)

7.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.06% → 87.95% (+7.9%)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+24.29%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
28
Increased
37
Reduced
17
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$11.5M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.22M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$4.75M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$4.68M
5
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$3.51M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$13.3M
2
CIM
Cambria Investment Management
California
-$9.17M
3
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
-$7.41M
4
AFP
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
-$1.71M
5
EH
Equitable Holdings
New York
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BEI
76
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$28K – – –
UBS Group
77
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.9K -$19K -384 -47%
BAM
78
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$19.8K +$20.7K +417 New
Wells Fargo
79
Wells Fargo
California
$18.3K +$1.19K +24 +7%
PA
80
Parallel Advisors
California
$9.52K +$9.91K +200 New
FGAM
81
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$9.29K +$2.38K +48 New
FHA
82
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$8.43K – – –
CWA
83
Clearview Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$6.27K – – –
CCM
84
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$3.28K +$3.42K +69 New
CA
85
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$2.62K +$2.72K +55 New
NA
86
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$5 +$5.1K +103 New
SAM
87
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
– -$7.41M -143,854 Closed
ACM
88
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$741K -14,394 Closed
PAG
89
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$629K -12,217 Closed
CAN
90
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
– -$500K -9,720 Closed
MML Investors Services
91
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
– -$296K -5,745 Closed
VCM
92
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$221K -4,290 Closed
MCC
93
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
– -$190K -3,684 Closed
AIP
94
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$75K -1,457 Closed
WWMSC
95
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
– -$36K -693 Closed
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
96
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
– -$9.56K -193 -99%
US Bancorp
97
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$5K -100 Closed
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FMF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

87 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund (FMF) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $176M — up 21% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new FMF positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $11.5M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, cutting an estimated $13.3M.

  • 87 institutional investors held First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund (FMF) as of Q4 2022, up from 70 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $176M of First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund stock for Q4 2022, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 11 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $11.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund seller in Q4 2022 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.