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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $871M invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 21

85% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 57 (+2)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $758M → $871M (+$113M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98107 (+9)

2.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.42%47.92% (-2.5%)

Holders
107
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+9.18%
% of All Funds
2.66%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
24
Increased
50
Reduced
21
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAN
26
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.52M +$469K +24,202 +16%
EDRIA
27
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$3.4M +$1.88K +97 +0.1%
FEG
28
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$3M +$1.51M +78,077 +104%
AIM
29
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$2.78M +$3.88K +200 +0.1%
SEIA
30
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$2.73M +$415K +21,409 +18%
NPC
31
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.44M +$1.42M +73,349 +143%
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.36M +$65K +3,356 +3%
SCA
33
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.97M +$1.4M +72,270 +251%
SI
34
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.97M +$158K +8,129 +9%
Comerica Bank
35
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.84M -$921K -47,511 -34%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.78M -$285K -14,701 -14%
WI
37
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.78M +$1.32M +67,982 +294%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.73M +$298K +15,367 +21%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.7M +$333K +17,167 +25%
WA
40
WESPAC Advisors
California
$1.68M +$1.21M +62,251 +264%
FWM
41
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.55M +$164K +8,473 +12%
ST
42
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.54M -$6.07K -313 -0.4%
HFS
43
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.54M -$28.9K -1,492 -2%
LA
44
LVW Advisors
New York
$1.43M +$96.7K +4,991 +7%
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.39M +$228K +11,790 +20%
BFEC
46
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.32M -$214K -11,067 -14%
CA
47
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.25M +$136K +7,018 +12%
FA
48
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.25M -$296K -15,270 -19%
ICOA
49
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.14M -$387K -19,990 -26%
HCIA
50
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$1.13M -$132K -6,812 -11%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

107 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $871M — up 15% from $758M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FPE positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $54.2M. The largest seller was HCR Wealth Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.7M sold.

  • 107 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q1 2017, up from 98 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $871M of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $54.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q1 2017 was HCR Wealth Advisors, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.