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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

208 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 17

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 48

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1316 (+3)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 180208 (+28)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.64B (+$127M)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.88%46.39% (+0.51%)

Holders
208
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+15.56%
% of All Funds
4.77%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
46
Increased
89
Reduced
48
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WWMSC
176
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$35K +$316 +16 +0.9%
AWA
177
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$33K +$33.6K +1,700 New
BlackRock
178
BlackRock
New York
$31K +$31.3K +1,582 New
CAC
179
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$31K +$31.6K +1,600 New
RFC
180
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$30K +$18.3K +928 +152%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
181
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$29K +$9.81K +496 +51%
FHA
182
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$29K +$19.5K +987 +187%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
183
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$29K +$29.6K +1,495 New
WDL
184
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$26K +$26.5K +1,339 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
185
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$24K
LWA
186
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$23K +$23.2K +1,173 New
BRC
187
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$19K
TC
188
Trilogy Capital
California
$19K +$19.8K +1,000 New
IP
189
Intellectus Partners
California
$18K
NC
190
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$18K
IWM
191
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$14K -$40 -2 -0.3%
APP
192
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$12K +$12.5K +631 New
CBT
193
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$10K
AWM
194
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$10K +$9.73K +492 New
IFAM
195
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$10K +$9.88K +500 New
MSFP
196
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$10K +$9.88K +500 New
AAM
197
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$9K +$9.21K +466 New
WC
198
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$9K +$9.41K +476 New
SSB
199
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$8K
SBL
200
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$8K +$7.71K +390 New

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

208 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.64B — up 8.4% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new FPE positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CNO Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $39.5M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.

  • 208 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q1 2018, up from 180 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.64B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was CNO Financial Group, an estimated $39.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.