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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

261 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 50

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 19

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.82B → $2.14B (+$327M)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1821 (+3)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244261 (+17)

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.67%48.74% (+0.07%)

Holders
261
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+6.97%
% of All Funds
5.72%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
37
Increased
141
Reduced
50
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$534M +$73.3M +3,735,713 +16%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$244M +$11.5M +585,535 +5%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$160M +$26.4M +1,346,288 +20%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$140M +$19.4M +989,352 +16%
EVM
5
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$104M +$21.8M +1,110,000 +27%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$72.8M +$10.2M +517,878 +16%
TNBTD
7
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$53.6M +$2.8M +142,731 +6%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$52.6M +$3.7M +188,534 +8%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$32.6M +$4.21M +214,797 +15%
MAP
10
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$27.7M +$3.95M +201,579 +17%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$26.1M +$3.39M +172,684 +15%
HighTower Advisors
12
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$24.2M +$2.1M +107,111 +10%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
13
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$22.7M
TC
14
Trilogy Capital
California
$22.6M +$8.76M +446,599 +64%
FAM
15
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$20M +$1.71M +87,135 +9%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$19.9M +$2.26M +115,255 +13%
BFG
17
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$18.1M -$17.3K -882 -0.1%
SFWA
18
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$18M +$272K +13,852 +2%
BTS
19
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$16.6M +$5.54M +282,339 +50%
AAP
20
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$15.6M +$386K +19,676 +3%
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$15.4M +$91.5K +4,667 +0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$15.1M +$1.87M +95,507 +14%
JIP
23
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$13.2M +$685K +34,933 +5%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$13.2M +$179K +9,112 +1%
PNC
25
Park National Corp
Ohio
$12.9M +$4.26M +216,926 +50%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

261 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.14B — up 18% from $1.82B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new FPE positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $73.3M. The largest seller was Level Four Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.4M sold.

  • 261 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q3 2019, up from 244 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $73.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Level Four Advisory Services, an estimated $12.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.