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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$293M -$26.6M -1,429,707 -8%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$164M +$1.1M +59,411 +0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$82.8M +$19M +1,023,359 +31%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$82.5M -$5.06M -272,266 -6%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$70.8M -$2.05M -110,077 -3%
NA
6
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$44.8M +$2.11M +113,399 +5%
CPSAC
7
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$43.5M +$916K +49,272 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39.1M -$7.54M -405,665 -16%
Raymond James Financial
9
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$38.1M +$4.13M +222,032 +12%
MFG
10
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$29.6M +$2.1M +112,753 +8%
Truist Financial
11
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$23M +$1.79M +96,463 +9%
CFG
12
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$18.1M +$7M +376,887 +66%
AWC
13
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$16.4M +$719K +38,683 +5%
AAS
14
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$16M +$15.6M +840,952 New
Baird Financial Group
15
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$15.1M +$721K +38,789 +5%
EL
16
Essex LLC
Illinois
$14.5M -$787K -42,343 -5%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$13.7M +$543K +29,192 +4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
18
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$13.4M -$1.13M -60,896 -8%
FMLI
19
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$11.8M
IIA
20
Integral Investment Advisors
California
$11.1M +$3M +161,461 +38%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.06M -$19.3M -1,037,318 -71%
KFI
22
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$7.67M -$383K -20,596 -5%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.05M +$238K +12,816 +4%
ECA
24
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$7M
GWM
25
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$6.16M -$1.54M -82,602 -20%

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.