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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

289 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.83B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 91

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.83B (+$240M)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.51%53.18% (+1.7%)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2120 (-1)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 305289 (-16)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 44

Holders
289
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-5.25%
% of All Funds
5.83%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
30
Increased
127
Reduced
91
Closed
44
Calls
$3K
Puts
Net Calls
+$3K
Net Calls Change
+$3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$846M +$15.4M +806,581 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$271M +$14.7M +769,884 +6%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$185M -$9.75M -510,550 -5%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$137M +$1.95M +102,007 +1%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$99.1M -$57.2K -2,997 -0.1%
GC
6
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$77.5M +$8.29M +433,883 +12%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$71.9M +$7.05M +368,949 +11%
EVM
8
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$48.6M +$16M +836,000 +49%
TNBTD
9
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$40.5M -$668K -34,994 -2%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$38.4M -$377K -19,763 -1%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$36.4M +$6.68M +349,980 +23%
Truist Financial
12
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$36.2M +$4.38M +229,422 +14%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.3M +$846K +44,311 +3%
MMA
14
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$28.9M +$4.22M +220,995 +17%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$26.7M -$2.19M -114,462 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$26.6M -$214K -11,192 -0.8%
PNC
17
Park National Corp
Ohio
$26.4M +$3.25M +170,025 +14%
SFWA
18
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$25.1M -$284K -14,871 -1%
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$24.4M -$94.5K -4,950 -0.4%
CTB
20
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$24.2M +$685K +35,856 +3%
CCA
21
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$23.8M +$2.32M +121,291 +11%
FAM
22
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$23M +$1.58M +82,760 +7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
23
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$22.7M
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
24
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$21.9M -$4.96M -259,941 -19%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$21.2M -$1.9M -99,631 -8%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

289 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $2.83B — up 9.3% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of FPE and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 91 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, adding an estimated $16M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $9.75M.

  • 289 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q3 2020, down from 305 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.83B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 44 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $16M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q3 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $9.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.