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First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 180179 (-1)

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.45%77.45% (-1%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.25B (-$14.4M)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 74

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
179
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.56%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
65
Reduced
74
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KWM
26
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$5.71M +$474K +25,519 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.49M -$448K -24,088 -8%
CCMG
28
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$5.08M -$3.43M -184,545 -41%
VIM
29
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$5.05M +$171K +9,203 +4%
PFS
30
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$5.02M +$3.96M +213,327 +419%
First Trust Advisors
31
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$4.98M +$356K +19,155 +8%
SAM
32
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$3.84M +$3.76M +202,340 New
FA
33
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$3.8M -$2.93M -157,463 -44%
EWP
34
Elevation Wealth Partners
California
$3.65M +$136K +7,313 +4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
35
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.58M +$434K +23,337 +14%
Rockefeller Capital Management
36
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.47M +$11.7K +628 +0.3%
VWA
37
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$3.34M +$1.9M +102,315 +139%
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.28M +$210K +11,305 +7%
RA
39
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$3.02M +$179K +9,628 +6%
WF
40
Wayfinding Financial
Washington
$3.01M -$889K -47,857 -23%
JWCA
41
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$2.88M +$1.97M +105,876 +232%
WS
42
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.83M -$2.23K -120 -0.1%
VFG
43
Victory Financial Group
Texas
$2.8M +$8.83K +475 +0.3%
WF
44
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$2.79M
HighTower Advisors
45
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.63M +$53K +2,849 +2%
1W
46
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$2.51M -$364K -19,570 -13%
PS
47
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.42M -$183K -9,828 -7%
MMA
48
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$2.39M -$48K -2,585 -2%
ML
49
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$2.38M +$524K +28,171 +29%
BFG
50
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$2.34M -$139K -7,500 -6%

FPEI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

179 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.25B — down 1.1% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FPEI was balanced in Q2 2025: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 65 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $19M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $26.6M.

  • 179 institutional investors held First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) as of Q2 2025, down from 180 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $19M added.
  • The largest First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $26.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.