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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

233 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

less ownership

Funds ownership:

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.61B → $1.35B (-$260M)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 81

Holders
233
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$332K
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$20.9M
2 +$16.6M
3 +$12.2M
4
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$9.61M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$8.37M

Top Sellers

1 -$97.1M
2 -$31.2M
3 -$23.7M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$21.2M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
126
$503K
127
$480K
128
$472K
129
$464K
130
$453K
131
$452K
132
$444K
133
$443K
134
$411K
135
$409K
136
$406K
137
$404K
138
$403K
139
$401K
140
$399K
141
$388K
142
$385K
143
$382K
144
$372K
145
$356K
146
$336K
147
$331K
148
$329K
149
$324K
150
$318K