First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund
FRI
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 68 → 70 (+2)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $108M → $111M (+$2.39M)
2.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.64% → 69.83% (-2.8%)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 27
Top Buyers
| 1 |
TAM
TCP Asset Management
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$4.69M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.87M |
| 3 |
CI
CX Institutional
Auburn,
Indiana
|
+$703K |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$407K |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$348K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
TFP
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$2.94M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.89M |
| 3 |
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Topeka,
Kansas
|
-$2.37M |
| 4 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$1.06M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$526K |
FRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
70 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $111M — up 2.2% from $108M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FRI positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was TCP Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.69M. The largest seller was TrueWealth Financial Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.94M sold.
- 70 institutional investors held First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) as of Q1 2026, up from 68 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $111M of First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund stock for Q1 2026, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund positions in Q1 2026 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund buyer in Q1 2026 was TCP Asset Management, an estimated $4.69M added.
- The largest First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund seller in Q1 2026 was TrueWealth Financial Partners, an estimated $2.94M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.