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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
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445 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 36

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 124

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 20 (+3)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 413 → 445 (+32)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.51B → $3.72B (+$208M)

2.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.59% → 65.51% (+2.9%)

Holders
445
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+7.75%
% of All Funds
5.86%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
79
Increased
187
Reduced
124
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SA
Stonebridge Advisors
Connecticut
+$37.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$33.6M
3
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
+$27.6M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$20.7M
5
FWP
Falcon Wealth Planning
California
+$19.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IAIM
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
-$26.2M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$20.3M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$12.8M
4
AO
Advisor OS
Illinois
-$7.9M
5
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$7.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ECA
451
Elevation Capital Advisory
Oregon
– -$6.15M -339,693 Closed
SSA
452
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$4.59M -253,558 Closed
MAWAG
453
Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group
Missouri
– -$4.32M -238,504 Closed
RIA
454
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$2.27M -125,455 Closed
AAS
455
Asset Allocation Strategies
Michigan
– -$2.1M -116,129 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
456
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$1.22M -67,000 Closed
CIS
457
Custom Index Systems
New York
– -$758K -41,889 Closed
FTS
458
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
– -$664K -36,681 Closed
CSPIA
459
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
– -$554K -30,619 Closed
CA
460
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
– -$541K -29,908 Closed
Citadel Advisors
461
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$486K -26,862 Closed
SDAM
462
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
– -$395K -21,849 Closed
IFS
463
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$335K -18,518 Closed
AP
464
Americana Partners
Texas
– -$299K -16,509 Closed
BCI
465
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$298K -16,470 Closed
OPS
466
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$298K -16,470 Closed
AWAG
467
ARS Wealth Advisors Group
Florida
– -$248K -13,729 Closed
RW
468
RVW Wealth
California
– -$245K -13,557 Closed
MFG
469
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
– -$199K -10,993 Closed
SW
470
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
– -$186K -10,254 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
471
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$183K -10,131 Closed
VVP
472
Venture Visionary Partners
Ohio
– -$183K -10,104 Closed
KWS
473
Keystone Wealth Services
California
– -$182K -10,075 Closed
CPA
474
Clear Point Advisors
New York
– -$141K -7,770 Closed
EWP
475
Elevation Wealth Partners
California
– -$54.4K -3,004 Closed
16 17 18
19
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FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

445 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $3.72B — up 5.9% from $3.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new FPE positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 124 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stonebridge Advisors, adding an estimated $37.7M. The largest seller was International Assets Investment Management, cutting an estimated $26.2M.

  • 445 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q4 2024, up from 413 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q4 2024, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 36 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Stonebridge Advisors, an estimated $37.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q4 2024 was International Assets Investment Management, an estimated $26.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.