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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

333 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.28B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 147 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

271% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 17

81% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 81

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2025 (+5)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.83B → $3.28B (+$446M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 289333 (+44)

2.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.18%55.67% (+2.5%)

Holders
333
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+15.22%
% of All Funds
5.89%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.44%
New
63
Increased
147
Reduced
81
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IWP
51
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
$8.21M +$184K +9,326 +2%
SWP
52
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$8.17M -$3.01M -152,361 -27%
JIP
53
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$8.11M -$209K -10,581 -3%
SWP
54
Summit Wealth Partners
Florida
$7.97M +$598K +30,284 +8%
AIC
55
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$7.64M +$65K +3,291 +0.9%
MWPCG
56
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$7.57M +$237K +12,018 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
57
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.34M +$3.66M +185,400 +104%
PFA
58
Peak Financial Advisors
Colorado
$7.33M +$7.17M +362,829 New
GIA
59
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$7.2M -$4.32M -218,773 -38%
Comerica Bank
60
Comerica Bank
Texas
$7M +$961K +48,651 +16%
B
61
Barings
North Carolina
$6.58M
WFG
62
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$6.41M -$42.5K -2,152 -0.7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
63
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$6.29M +$856K +43,321 +16%
Bank of Montreal
64
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.13M -$484K -24,510 -7%
SPC
65
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$6.02M +$305K +15,442 +5%
QCIG
66
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$6.01M +$265K +13,435 +5%
Verition Fund Management
67
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$5.71M +$5.58M +282,621 New
BRWM
68
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$5.56M -$32.6K -1,648 -0.6%
SIM
69
SSI Investment Management
California
$5.44M +$864K +43,715 +19%
SFG
70
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$5.26M +$823K +41,649 +19%
Citadel Advisors
71
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.22M +$5.11M +258,448 New
GI
72
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5.21M -$69.7K -3,530 -1%
PAG
73
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.07M +$155K +7,826 +3%
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
$5.04M +$622K +31,507 +14%
HR
75
Hardy Reed
Mississippi
$4.97M +$371K +18,755 +8%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

333 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.28B — up 16% from $2.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new FPE positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 147 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, adding an estimated $59.8M. The largest seller was Trilogy Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.71M sold.

  • 333 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q4 2020, up from 289 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.28B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $59.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Trilogy Capital, an estimated $5.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.