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First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 59

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.45%78.45% (+0%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185180 (-5)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.26B (-$188M)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
2.41%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
17
Increased
82
Reduced
59
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$316M +$20.2M +1,076,458 +7%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$160M +$4.43M +236,556 +3%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$86.3M +$2.34M +124,646 +3%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$71.8M +$5.99M +319,485 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$62.4M +$6.66M +355,102 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$46.1M +$7.04M +375,497 +18%
NA
7
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$42M +$3.88M +207,123 +10%
CPSAC
8
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$41.9M +$1.58M +84,469 +4%
Raymond James Financial
9
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$33.4M -$3.44M -183,366 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$27.3M -$2.34M -124,653 -8%
MFG
11
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$27M +$27.1M +1,443,703 New
Truist Financial
12
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$20.8M +$878K +46,823 +4%
CBB
13
Citizens Business Bank
California
$17.5M +$2.24M +119,763 +15%
AWC
14
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$15.4M +$1.16M +62,133 +8%
EL
15
Essex LLC
Illinois
$15.1M -$651K -34,745 -4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
16
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$14.3M +$1.94M +103,427 +16%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$14.2M -$173K -9,253 -1%
Osaic Holdings
18
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$13M -$188K -10,053 -1%
FMLI
19
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$11.6M
CFG
20
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$10.7M -$153K -8,151 -1%
CCMG
21
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$8.45M +$2.25M +119,884 +36%
IIA
22
Integral Investment Advisors
California
$7.96M +$64.2K +3,424 +0.8%
KFI
23
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$7.94M -$343K -18,278 -4%
GWM
24
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$7.61M +$7.62M +406,628 +109,603%
ECA
25
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$7M -$608K -32,439 -8%