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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.2M invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

275% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 4

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.3M → $48.2M (+$9.83M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2733 (+6)

1.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.2%45.97% (-1.2%)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.88%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
4
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23.9M +$1.14M +60,089 +5%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.71M +$655K +34,446 +21%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.77M +$2.79M +146,863 New
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$2.32M +$704K +37,065 +43%
AIG
5
American International Group
New York
$1.95M +$1.96M +103,290 New
First Trust Advisors
6
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.54M +$244K +12,850 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.47M +$599K +31,530 +68%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$1.18M +$1.19M +62,368 New
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.02M +$1.03M +53,998 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.01M +$1.02M +53,698 New
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$973K +$981K +51,604 New
ONB
12
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$862K -$128K -6,730 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$825K +$12.5K +659 +2%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$773K +$21.6K +1,138 +3%
VKH
15
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$688K +$693K +36,490 New
HFS
16
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$639K +$3.23K +170 +0.5%
AIM
17
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$509K +$38K +2,000 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$422K +$20.2K +1,065 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$405K +$56.8K +2,988 +16%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$313K -$103K -5,399 -25%
BAS
21
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$261K +$58.9K +3,100 +29%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$237K +$238K +12,550 New
MFS
23
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$108K +$61.5K +3,237 +130%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$104K +$57.5K +3,026 +121%
NES
25
New England Securities
New York
$63K -$882K -46,429 -93%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

33 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $48.2M — up 26% from $38.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FPE positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was American International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.96M. The largest seller was New England Securities, cutting an estimated $882K.

  • 33 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q4 2014, up from 27 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $48.2M of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was American International Group, an estimated $1.96M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q4 2014 was New England Securities, an estimated $882K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.