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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

261 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 50

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 19

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.82B → $2.14B (+$327M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1821 (+3)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244261 (+17)

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.67%48.74% (+0.07%)

Holders
261
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+6.97%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
37
Increased
141
Reduced
50
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFEC
76
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3M +$333K +16,976 +13%
Barclays
77
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.95M
SS
78
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$2.93M +$2.91M +148,382 New
BCM
79
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.85M +$2.83M +144,238 New
MWPCG
80
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$2.76M +$2.74M +139,773 New
RFM
81
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$2.71M +$118K +6,025 +5%
PFS
82
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.67M +$152K +7,773 +6%
CS
83
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.63M +$1.83M +93,414 +234%
FTUS
84
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.62M +$2.04M +103,931 +361%
RA
85
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$2.58M +$412K +20,978 +19%
AP
86
Agilis Partners
Massachusetts
$2.56M
EDRIA
87
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.37M +$99K +5,046 +4%
WS
88
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.32M +$442K +22,540 +24%
BEI
89
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$2.15M -$69.1K -3,524 -3%
OA
90
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$2.14M -$78.8K -4,015 -4%
LSPW
91
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$2.14M +$2.12M +108,238 New
Citigroup
92
Citigroup
New York
$2.1M +$926K +47,230 +80%
SPIA
93
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2.08M +$486K +24,788 +31%
BAS
94
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$2.01M +$118K +6,000 +6%
SCA
95
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.96M +$144K +7,338 +8%
CA
96
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.9M +$74.9K +3,819 +4%
SI
97
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.88M +$1.25M +63,550 +201%
IA
98
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$1.79M +$1.78M +90,553 New
AI
99
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.77M +$1.25M +63,735 +244%
WAP
100
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.76M +$65.9K +3,357 +4%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

261 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.14B — up 18% from $1.82B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new FPE positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $73.3M. The largest seller was Level Four Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.4M sold.

  • 261 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q3 2019, up from 244 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $73.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Level Four Advisory Services, an estimated $12.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.