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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

387 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.08B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 137 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.49%59.91% (+0.42%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $3.08B (-$67.8M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 397387 (-10)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2221 (-1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 166

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 41

Holders
387
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-2.52%
% of All Funds
6.14%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
32
Increased
137
Reduced
166
Closed
41
Calls
$113K
Puts
Net Calls
+$113K
Net Calls Change
+$22K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
51
Comerica Bank
Texas
$7.19M +$7.25M +450,213 New
TNBTD
52
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$6.74M -$7.64M -474,314 -53%
HI
53
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$6.48M -$1.56M -97,015 -19%
AIC
54
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$6.46M +$197K +12,232 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
55
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$6.45M +$377K +23,437 +6%
RIA
56
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$6.38M +$451K +27,976 +8%
QCIG
57
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$6.33M +$73.2K +4,545 +1%
EIA
58
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$6.28M -$87.2K -5,412 -1%
EH
59
Equitable Holdings
New York
$6.27M -$760K -47,160 -11%
GIA
60
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$6.23M +$610K +37,851 +11%
Mariner
61
Mariner
Kansas
$6.17M -$1.94M -120,630 -24%
AWM
62
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$6.15M +$907K +56,338 +17%
Renaissance Technologies
63
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.11M -$8.13M -504,634 -57%
GJIA
64
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors
Maryland
$5.88M +$265K +16,462 +5%
KPWS
65
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$5.59M +$1.64M +102,040 +41%
ASN
66
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5.48M +$204K +12,684 +4%
WI
67
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$5.48M +$12.4K +772 +0.2%
DF
68
Dunhill Financial
United Kingdom
$5.46M +$878K +54,546 +19%
PP
69
PFS Partners
New Jersey
$5.46M +$61.3K +3,808 +1%
SPC
70
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$5.42M +$1.14M +70,896 +26%
AAS
71
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$5.41M -$981K -60,920 -15%
NDSI
72
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$5.37M -$485K -30,125 -8%
KC
73
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$5.24M +$127K +7,876 +2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
74
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$5.17M +$2.26M +140,544 +77%
OC
75
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$5M -$233K -14,498 -4%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

387 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $3.08B — down 2.2% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of FPE and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 166 trimmed existing stakes and 137 added.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $53M.

  • 387 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q3 2023, down from 397 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.08B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 41 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $41.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.