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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 6

63% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $89.3M → $145M (+$56.2M)

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3242 (+10)

1.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.36%55.81% (+1.4%)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+31.25%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
6
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.9M +$6.07M +316,990 +18%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.8M +$5.55M +289,639 +28%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.5M +$10.8M +565,237 +122%
MMA
4
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$12.4M +$12.5M +653,090 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.49M +$4.5M +235,139 +111%
SIM
6
SSI Investment Management
California
$5.29M +$5.35M +279,110 New
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$5.28M +$737K +38,492 +16%
First Trust Advisors
8
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.25M +$3.48M +181,612 +190%
HighTower Advisors
9
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.03M +$5.09M +265,632 New
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$3.02M +$627K +32,736 +26%
TFA
11
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3M +$37K +1,933 +1%
HI
12
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$1.94M +$1.23M +64,013 +166%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.21M +$124K +6,494 +11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$970K -$112K -5,855 -10%
AIM
15
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$951K +$580K +30,281 +152%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$896K +$34.3K +1,792 +4%
ONB
17
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$832K -$268K -14,009 -24%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$819K +$39K +2,036 +5%
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$796K +$78.1K +4,075 +11%
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$771K +$225K +11,740 +41%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$726K +$262K +13,651 +55%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$546K +$197K +10,298 +56%
AIM
23
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$542K +$40.2K +2,100 +8%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$347K +$233K +12,152 +198%
BAS
25
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$242K

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $145M — up 63% from $89.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FPE positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Miracle Mile Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $334K.

  • 42 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q2 2015, up from 32 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $145M of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Miracle Mile Advisors, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $334K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.