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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
CA
76
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$4.87M +$1.25M +63,177 +36%
AIM
77
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$4.75M +$105K +5,294 +2%
AAS
78
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$4.68M -$1.59M -80,656 -26%
KFP
79
KMG Fiduciary Partners
Ohio
$4.57M +$511K +25,867 +13%
LNC
80
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$4.41M -$127K -6,442 -3%
APWM
81
Atlas Private Wealth Management
New York
$4.3M -$170K -8,630 -4%
CCMG
82
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$4.21M -$25.1K -1,268 -0.6%
KPWS
83
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$4.16M +$1.28M +64,770 +46%
SPIA
84
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$4.07M +$425K +21,502 +12%
BFS
85
Bard Financial Services
Connecticut
$3.99M +$3.9M +197,575 New
CWA
86
Choice Wealth Advisors
Maine
$3.98M +$3.89M +197,152 New
KC
87
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$3.87M +$3.78M +191,547 New
BRC
88
BHF RG Capital
Arizona
$3.73M +$219K +11,097 +6%
RA
89
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$3.64M +$3.56M +180,388 New
WWM
90
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$3.61M +$571K +28,881 +19%
BFEC
91
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3.6M +$404K +20,467 +13%
FHC
92
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.43M -$85.6K -4,335 -2%
EH
93
Equitable Holdings
New York
$3.38M -$98.9K -5,004 -3%
IWM
94
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.33M +$299K +15,110 +10%
BCI
95
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.31M +$3.24M +163,897 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
96
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$3.3M +$831K +42,069 +35%
RCA
97
Reitz Capital Advisors
Michigan
$3.29M +$947K +47,958 +42%
PFS
98
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$3.25M +$1.86M +94,383 +141%
MA
99
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$3.24M +$122K +6,187 +4%
HWM
100
Holloway Wealth Management
Florida
$3.2M

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.