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First Trust Capital Strength ETF
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308 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.7B invested in First Trust Capital Strength ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 148 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 15

66% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 89

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.34B → $4.7B (+$358M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 291 → 308 (+17)

0.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.37% → 57.6% (-0.77%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 30 (-3)

Holders
308
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+5.84%
% of All Funds
5.36%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
37
Increased
148
Reduced
89
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$44.1M
2
RIA
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
+$21.4M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$14.2M
4
IF
Intrua Financial
Texas
+$9.86M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$9.24M

Top Sellers

1
DWM
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
-$13.8M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.96M
3
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
-$9.8M
4
SFS
Searcy Financial Services
Kansas
-$9.78M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$9.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWA
301
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$5K – – –
BCWM
302
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$4.46K – – –
BC
303
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$4K – – –
HWMA
304
Heritage Wealth Management (Arizona)
Arizona
$3K -$20.4K -275 -86%
JFGIW
305
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.42K +46 New
SIC
306
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$2K – – –
Deutsche Bank
307
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1K +$595 +8 New
DWM
308
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
– -$13.8M -194,585 Closed
HighTower Advisors
309
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$8.75M -123,664 Closed
WCFA
310
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$7.97M -112,591 Closed
CS
311
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$7.26M -102,492 Closed
SAM
312
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
– -$5.28M -74,567 Closed
SFS
313
Searcy Financial Services
Kansas
– -$9.78M -44,844 Closed
VFA
314
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
– -$1.99M -28,187 Closed
BBA
315
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
– -$1.42M -20,048 Closed
CRI
316
Colonial River Investments
Virginia
– -$997K -14,078 Closed
Millennium Management
317
Millennium Management
New York
– -$879K -12,409 Closed
YIH
318
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$759K -10,740 Closed
WSC
319
Wellington Shields & Co
New York
– -$337K -4,758 Closed
DWP
320
Destiny Wealth Partners
Florida
– -$13K -181 Closed
MWA
321
Moser Wealth Advisors
Washington
– -$7K -101 Closed
TF
322
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
– -$4K -51 Closed
BlackRock
323
BlackRock
New York
– -$3.64K -49 -94%
HIA
324
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
– +$149 +2 +50%
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FTCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

308 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $4.7B — up 8.2% from $4.34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new FTCS positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 148 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AE Wealth Management, adding an estimated $44.1M. The largest seller was Darwin Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.8M sold.

  • 308 institutional investors held First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) as of Q2 2021, up from 291 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $4.7B of First Trust Capital Strength ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new First Trust Capital Strength ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $44.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Darwin Wealth Management, an estimated $13.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.