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First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

186 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 17

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 67

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.25B → $1.35B (+$97.1M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179186 (+7)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.45%78.9% (+1.4%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
186
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.91%
% of All Funds
2.44%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
27
Increased
76
Reduced
67
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$320M +$21.4M +1,116,334 +7%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$171M +$3.92M +204,869 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$92.3M +$7.97M +416,025 +10%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$87.9M +$3.85M +200,889 +5%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$82.6M +$10.4M +542,136 +15%
NA
6
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$47.9M +$2.26M +117,902 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$34.9M -$4.81M -251,293 -12%
MFG
8
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$32M +$1.86M +97,331 +6%
Raymond James Financial
9
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$31.9M -$6.89M -359,508 -18%
MF
10
Montis Financial
Massachusetts
$30.3M +$29.8M +1,557,608 +14,195%
CPSAC
11
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$26.9M -$17.3M -901,440 -39%
Truist Financial
12
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$25.4M +$2M +104,624 +9%
FMLI
13
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$24.3M +$12.2M +639,000 +103%
CFG
14
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$18.7M +$349K +18,210 +2%
AAS
15
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$17.5M +$1.2M +62,592 +7%
Baird Financial Group
16
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$15.2M -$164K -8,557 -1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
17
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$13.2M -$455K -23,737 -3%
EL
18
Essex LLC
Illinois
$13.1M -$1.64M -85,532 -11%
Osaic Holdings
19
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$12.5M -$1.43M -74,522 -10%
IIA
20
Integral Investment Advisors
California
$11.4M +$18.3K +956 +0.2%
AWC
21
Adamsbrown Wealth Consultants
Kansas
$8.44M -$8.17M -426,594 -49%
KFI
22
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$8.14M +$326K +17,031 +4%
SAM
23
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$7.68M +$3.88M +202,340 +100%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.11M -$1.08M -56,499 -13%
ECA
25
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$6.93M -$305K -15,929 -4%

FPEI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

186 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $1.35B — up 7.8% from $1.25B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new FPEI positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Montis Financial, adding an estimated $29.8M. The largest seller was Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS), cutting an estimated $17.3M.

  • 186 institutional investors held First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) as of Q3 2025, up from 179 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.35B of First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 17 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Montis Financial, an estimated $29.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS), an estimated $17.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.