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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.82B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 58

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 25

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.82B (+$309M)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1518 (+3)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233244 (+11)

2.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.76%48.67% (+2.9%)

Holders
244
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
5.3%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
42
Increased
111
Reduced
58
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
226
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16K -$88.3K -4,596 -84%
SFA
227
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$13K -$265K -13,810 -95%
FCA
228
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$13K +$12.7K +660 New
FHA
229
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$11K +$154 +8 +1%
AWM
230
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$10K
CBT
231
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$10K
LWM
232
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$8K
GWMIA
233
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$6K -$41K -2,134 -87%
HCM
234
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K
S
235
SignatureFD
Georgia
$6K +$6.21K +323 New
NDSI
236
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$5.48K +$5.43M +282,667 New
BRWM
237
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$5.25K +$2.3M +119,682 +79%
BCI
238
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$5K +$77 +4 +2%
AA
239
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$4K +$3.85K +200 New
SIS
240
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$3K
CPIA
241
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors
New York
$1.75K +$27.9K +1,449 +2%
UB
242
UMB Bank
Missouri
$634 +$253K +13,175 +68%
GT
243
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$14
FWM
244
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
-$1.53M -80,113 Closed
EFL
245
ERn Financial LLC
Wisconsin
-$707K -36,715 Closed
WCM
246
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
-$654K -34,055 Closed
SS
247
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$453K -23,774 Closed
CFGS
248
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
-$447K -23,233 Closed
RW
249
RVW Wealth
California
-$395K -20,736 Closed
BCM
250
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
-$317K -16,264 Closed

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

244 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.82B — up 20% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FPE positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $80.4M. The largest seller was HCR Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.89M.

  • 244 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q2 2019, up from 233 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.82B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $80.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q2 2019 was HCR Wealth Advisors, an estimated $9.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.