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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.82B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 58

68% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 25

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.82B (+$309M)

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1518 (+3)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 233244 (+11)

2.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.76%48.67% (+2.9%)

Holders
244
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
5.3%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.39%
New
42
Increased
111
Reduced
58
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EDRIA
76
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.22M -$513K -26,685 -19%
OA
77
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$2.18M -$67.9K -3,530 -3%
BEI
78
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$2.18M +$2.16M +112,321 New
RA
79
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$2.14M -$11.8K -612 -0.6%
BAS
80
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$1.86M +$75.9K +3,950 +4%
WS
81
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.84M +$150K +7,781 +9%
IWM
82
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.82M +$644K +33,476 +55%
SCA
83
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.78M -$188K -9,787 -10%
CA
84
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.78M -$768K -39,967 -30%
CCFM
85
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$1.71M +$1.69M +88,079 New
TFS
86
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.7M -$314K -16,350 -16%
WAP
87
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.67M +$384K +19,988 +30%
SPIA
88
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.56M +$1.55M +80,558 New
CWM
89
Concentrum Wealth Management
California
$1.55M
CPIG
90
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.52M +$1.48M +77,240 New
HWA
91
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
$1.47M -$9.89M -514,523 -87%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
92
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.43M +$277K +14,406 +24%
JCM
93
Jacobsen Capital Management
Utah
$1.4M +$1.38M +71,980 New
AF
94
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$1.28M +$5.77K +300 +0.5%
NA
95
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.27M +$571K +29,695 +83%
QA
96
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$1.24M -$94.5K -4,915 -7%
BC
97
Brio Consultants
California
$1.23M +$5.52K +287 +0.5%
AT
98
Arden Trust
Delaware
$1.23M +$71.3K +3,710 +6%
SAM
99
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1.17M -$217K -11,276 -16%
Citigroup
100
Citigroup
New York
$1.15M +$592K +30,786 +108%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

244 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.82B — up 20% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FPE positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $80.4M. The largest seller was HCR Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.89M.

  • 244 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q2 2019, up from 233 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.82B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $80.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q2 2019 was HCR Wealth Advisors, an estimated $9.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.