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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

208 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 17

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 48

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1316 (+3)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 180208 (+28)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.64B (+$127M)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.88%46.39% (+0.51%)

Holders
208
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.56%
% of All Funds
4.77%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
46
Increased
89
Reduced
48
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FEG
51
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$3.58M -$26.6K -1,345 -0.7%
SEIA
52
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$3.49M -$73.1K -3,697 -2%
CAG
53
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$3.38M +$94.8K +4,796 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
54
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.34M +$437K +22,082 +15%
Goldman Sachs
55
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.32M +$3.37M +170,400 New
Renaissance Technologies
56
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.3M +$2M +101,000 +148%
Baird Financial Group
57
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.2M -$2.47M -124,961 -43%
PFS
58
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$3.07M +$133K +6,703 +4%
HCIA
59
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$2.89M -$912K -46,131 -24%
PNC Financial Services Group
60
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.87M +$403K +20,378 +16%
EDRIA
61
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.82M +$16.7K +844 +0.6%
LA
62
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$2.82M +$452K +22,876 +19%
SCA
63
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$2.64M -$893K -45,164 -25%
SIM
64
SSI Investment Management
California
$2.48M -$631K -31,939 -20%
CPIA
65
Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors
New York
$2.42M +$342K +17,319 +16%
MA
66
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$2.33M +$282K +14,250 +14%
CA
67
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.3M -$104K -5,265 -4%
FWM
68
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.23M +$580K +29,343 +34%
WI
69
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$2.01M -$590K -29,842 -22%
ST
70
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$1.93M -$297 -15 -0%
SAM
71
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$1.92M +$153K +7,729 +8%
FLI
72
Family Legacy Inc
South Carolina
$1.71M +$1.74M +87,969 New
PAG
73
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.7M +$987K +49,940 +134%
CS
74
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.68M +$269K +13,592 +19%
BAS
75
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$1.58M +$734K +37,104 +84%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

208 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.64B — up 8.4% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new FPE positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CNO Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.5M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.

  • 208 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q1 2018, up from 180 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.64B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was CNO Financial Group, an estimated $39.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.