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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

387 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.08B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 137 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.49%59.91% (+0.42%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $3.08B (-$67.8M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 397387 (-10)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2221 (-1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 166

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 41

Holders
387
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-2.52%
% of All Funds
6.14%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
32
Increased
137
Reduced
166
Closed
41
Calls
$113K
Puts
Net Calls
+$113K
Net Calls Change
+$22K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$821M +$1.13M +69,948 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$321M -$779K -48,353 -0.2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$172M -$1.01M -62,992 -0.6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$168M -$787K -48,866 -0.5%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$158M +$1.77M +109,938 +1%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104M -$5.12M -317,676 -5%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$85.1M +$621K +38,562 +0.7%
PNC
8
Park National Corp
Ohio
$59.9M -$1.96M -121,743 -3%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$49M +$1.22M +75,846 +3%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$46.8M -$750K -46,597 -2%
HighTower Advisors
11
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$41.2M +$41.5M +2,579,819 New
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$38.6M +$619K +38,411 +2%
KAS
13
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$32M +$4.22M +261,794 +15%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.5M +$4.25M +264,096 +16%
CTB
15
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$29.6M -$124K -7,695 -0.4%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$26.2M -$6.45M -400,614 -20%
BFG
17
Berger Financial Group
Minnesota
$24.8M +$524K +32,535 +2%
Rockefeller Capital Management
18
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$24M +$3.25M +202,005 +16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.2M -$75.4K -4,682 -0.4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$20.6M +$1.39M +86,591 +7%
AAP
21
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$19.5M +$1.25M +77,449 +7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.3M -$1.49M -92,819 -7%
MFG
23
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$18.8M -$200K -12,422 -1%
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$17.6M +$153K +9,493 +0.9%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$17.1M +$1.39M +86,493 +9%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

387 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $3.08B — down 2.2% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of FPE and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 166 trimmed existing stakes and 137 added.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $53M.

  • 387 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q3 2023, down from 397 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $3.08B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 41 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $41.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.