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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
PPA
101
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.13M -$79.3K -4,125 -7%
FAIM
102
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.12M +$88.6K +4,611 +9%
SCM
103
Smith Capital Management
Arkansas
$1.08M
CS
104
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.04M +$112K +5,837 +12%
GWM
105
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.03M -$582K -30,285 -36%
US Bancorp
106
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.02M +$751K +39,069 +285%
JWBC
107
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$992K +$29.8K +1,550 +3%
PFGIA
108
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$986K +$164K +8,512 +20%
JP Morgan Chase
109
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$947K +$909K +47,266 +2,771%
AIP
110
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$936K -$3.71K -193 -0.4%
PG
111
Patten Group
Tennessee
$929K +$657K +34,180 +249%
CRWM
112
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$925K +$247K +12,873 +37%
NFG
113
Next Financial Group
Texas
$920K +$912K +47,455 New
LI
114
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$893K +$165K +8,567 +23%
AWM
115
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$862K +$430K +22,351 +101%
PFA
116
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$858K +$851K +44,275 New
Creative Planning
117
Creative Planning
Kansas
$857K +$850K +44,218 New
DC
118
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$845K +$62.3K +3,241 +8%
TC
119
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$788K -$9.61K -500 -1%
CS
120
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$776K +$769K +40,000 New
NFG
121
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
$763K
SB
122
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$761K -$659K -34,281 -47%
NWM
123
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$713K -$72.3K -3,761 -9%
WEC
124
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$690K +$584K +30,386 +590%
WWM
125
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$689K +$2.92K +152 +0.4%

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.