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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

305 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.59B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.18B → $2.59B (+$415M)

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 39

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 102

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 301305 (+4)

1.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.41%51.51% (+1.1%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2321 (-2)

Holders
305
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+1.33%
% of All Funds
6.25%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
46
Increased
114
Reduced
102
Closed
39
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$798M +$8.54M +473,218 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$246M +$2.46M +136,099 +1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$187M +$9.58M +530,532 +6%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$130M -$4.26M -236,118 -3%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$95.2M +$2.55M +141,101 +3%
GC
6
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$66.5M +$65.1M +3,607,715 New
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$62.3M +$61M +3,381,211 New
TNBTD
8
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$39.6M -$715K -39,617 -2%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$37.2M +$6M +332,127 +20%
EVM
10
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$31.3M -$38M -2,103,034 -55%
Truist Financial
11
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$30.5M +$1.71M +94,564 +6%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$28.6M -$4.24M -234,812 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28.3M +$5.54M +307,049 +25%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$27.7M -$3.59M -198,713 -12%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
15
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$25.8M +$5.81M +321,819 +30%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$25.7M +$19.6K +1,084 +0.1%
SFWA
17
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$24.6M +$1.26M +69,886 +6%
MMA
18
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$23.7M +$3.04M +168,326 +15%
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$23.5M +$2.51M +139,036 +12%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
20
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$22.7M
CTB
21
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$22.6M +$4.12M +228,223 +23%
PNC
22
Park National Corp
Ohio
$22.3M +$976K +54,043 +5%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$22.2M +$1.73M +95,622 +9%
CCA
24
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$20.7M +$9.65M +534,395 +91%
FAM
25
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$20.6M +$975K +54,031 +5%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

305 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.59B — up 19% from $2.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new FPE positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Grimes & Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $65.1M. The largest seller was Eaton Vance Management, cutting an estimated $38M.

  • 305 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q2 2020, up from 301 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.59B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 39 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Grimes & Company, an estimated $65.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.