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First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

445 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.72B invested in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 36

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 124

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1720 (+3)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 413445 (+32)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.51B → $3.72B (+$208M)

2.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.59%65.51% (+2.9%)

Holders
445
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+7.75%
% of All Funds
5.86%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
79
Increased
187
Reduced
124
Closed
36
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$896M +$33.6M +1,869,067 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$297M +$5.14M +286,168 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$243M +$18.1M +1,005,457 +8%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$231M +$20.7M +1,151,344 +10%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$169M -$3.04M -169,480 -2%
Raymond James Financial
6
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$152M +$154M +8,567,404 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$126M +$16.5M +921,292 +15%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$51.4M +$2.78M +154,909 +6%
PNC
9
Park National Corp
Ohio
$48M -$4.23M -235,796 -8%
KAS
10
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$43.8M +$3.56M +198,154 +9%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$43.3M +$19.4M +1,080,589 +79%
SA
12
Stonebridge Advisors
Connecticut
$40.5M +$37.7M +2,098,695 +1,098%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$38.1M +$6.43M +358,369 +20%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$36.9M +$532K +29,609 +1%
AAP
15
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$34.1M +$7.12M +396,606 +26%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$33.7M +$5.65M +314,943 +20%
PFS
17
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$32.6M +$3.94M +219,195 +14%
Rockefeller Capital Management
18
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$32.4M -$142K -7,909 -0.4%
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$29.2M +$441K +24,575 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$28.8M -$47K -2,619 -0.2%
MCM
21
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$27.2M +$27.6M +1,536,412 New
OPAM
22
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$26.7M
MFG
23
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$26.2M +$1.03M +57,194 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$25.6M +$2.2M +122,741 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$25.2M -$597K -33,223 -2%

FPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

445 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $3.72B — up 5.9% from $3.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new FPE positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 124 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stonebridge Advisors, adding an estimated $37.7M. The largest seller was International Assets Investment Management, cutting an estimated $26.2M.

  • 445 institutional investors held First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) as of Q4 2024, up from 413 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $3.72B of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q4 2024, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 36 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Stonebridge Advisors, an estimated $37.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q4 2024 was International Assets Investment Management, an estimated $26.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.