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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
CTB
26
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$24.8M +$406K +22,621 +2%
AWM
27
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
$24.3M +$838K +46,652 +4%
IWA
28
Integrity Wealth Advisors
California
$22.2M +$22.5M +1,253,288 New
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.7M +$3.24M +180,266 +18%
EWM
30
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$19.4M +$579K +32,231 +3%
FWP
31
Falcon Wealth Planning
California
$19.2M +$19.4M +1,082,971 New
Mariner
32
Mariner
Kansas
$17.4M +$8.52M +474,279 +93%
Truist Financial
33
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$17.3M +$692K +38,527 +4%
SPIA
34
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$16.5M +$38.4K +2,140 +0.2%
PAG
35
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$15.6M +$9.34M +520,161 +145%
HWA
36
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
$15.1M -$557K -31,022 -4%
IAA
37
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$14.9M +$15.1M +842,311 New
TW
38
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$14.8M +$1.42M +78,828 +10%
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$13.9M +$1.3M +72,303 +10%
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$13.9M +$1.9M +105,881 +16%
KWA
41
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$13M +$2.08M +116,000 +19%
NRI
42
NFP Retirement Inc
California
$12.9M +$918K +51,123 +8%
AWE
43
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$12.2M +$137K +7,628 +1%
WA
44
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$11.8M +$144K +7,994 +1%
AA
45
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$11.6M +$11.8M +657,658 New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
46
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$11.3M +$1.37M +76,485 +14%
B
47
Barings
North Carolina
$11.2M – – –
KPWS
48
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$10.8M +$172K +9,555 +2%
CAG
49
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$10.4M +$665K +37,050 +7%
EIA
50
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$10M -$35.5K -1,975 -0.3%
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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.