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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

128 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

957% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 7

288% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 8

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $871M → $1.13B (+$258M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 107128 (+21)

1.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.92%49.2% (+1.3%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

Holders
128
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+19.63%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
31
Increased
74
Reduced
7
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SM
101
Sciencast Management
New Jersey
$215K +$213K +10,760 New
MSAM
102
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$212K +$210K +10,582 New
UR
103
USCA RIA
Texas
$211K
SPIA
104
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$188K +$15.8K +800 +9%
ASN
105
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$177K -$27.4K -1,381 -13%
CPIG
106
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$102K +$43.7K +2,206 +76%
CFA
107
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$101K +$1.98K +100 +2%
WT
108
Whittier Trust
California
$100K
PMFA
109
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$88K
DADC
110
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$83K +$76.8K +3,875 +1,384%
WEC
111
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$60.5K -$20 -1 -0%
FMII
112
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$50K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
113
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$46K +$35.2K +1,775 +353%
WIM
114
Westside Investment Management
California
$38.1K +$37.6K +1,900 New
Citigroup
115
Citigroup
New York
$33K +$436 +22 +1%
BTIS
116
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$26K +$25.6K +1,292 New
SEI Investments
117
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$23K +$22.3K +1,126 New
BRC
118
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$20K
IP
119
Intellectus Partners
California
$19K
SSB
120
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$19K +$18.8K +951 New
UBS AM
121
UBS AM
Illinois
$12.9K +$12.8K +645 New
Creative Planning
122
Creative Planning
Kansas
$11K +$495 +25 +5%
NA
123
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$10K +$9.9K +500 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
124
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$7K
HCM
125
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

128 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.13B — up 30% from $871M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPE positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $36.7M. The largest seller was Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.7M sold.

  • 128 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q2 2017, up from 107 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $36.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.