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First Trust Capital Strength ETF
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $480M invested in First Trust Capital Strength ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

213% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 16

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $397M → $480M (+$83M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 91 (+1)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.55% → 41.51% (-3%)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.11%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
50
Reduced
16
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$17.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$11.6M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.42M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$5.29M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$4.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$15M
2
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$12M
3
JFA
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$4.85M
4
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$4.16M
5
SCA
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
-$2.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
26
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.58M -$1.28M -23,923 -34%
CAN
27
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.37M +$545K +10,155 +31%
HighTower Advisors
28
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.35M +$73.6K +1,371 +3%
WS
29
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.32M +$19.7K +367 +0.9%
LA
30
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$2.25M +$2.19M +40,743 New
DADC
31
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.99M +$85.2K +1,587 +5%
DAS
32
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$1.75M +$235K +4,376 +16%
SPIA
33
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.61M +$1.57M +29,243 New
CFA
34
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$1.6M +$40.2K +750 +3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
35
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.46M +$473K +8,811 +50%
SPC
36
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.23M +$8.37K +156 +0.7%
FTS
37
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$1.2M +$1.17M +21,779 New
AWM
38
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.19M -$4.02K -75 -0.3%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$1.17M – – –
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.01M +$571K +10,641 +138%
QCIG
41
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1M +$28.1K +524 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$971K +$256K +4,764 +37%
WI
43
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$914K +$34.1K +635 +4%
GFPC
44
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$912K +$108K +2,008 +14%
OC
45
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$895K +$130K +2,418 +18%
FAIM
46
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$891K +$45K +838 +5%
NWM
47
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$729K – – –
AIP
48
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$660K +$31.2K +582 +5%
MHS
49
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$624K +$301K +5,609 +99%
FHC
50
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$609K +$44.3K +825 +8%
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FTCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

91 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $480M — up 21% from $397M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FTCS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 50 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $17.5M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $15M.

  • 91 institutional investors held First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) as of Q3 2018, up from 90 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $480M of First Trust Capital Strength ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Capital Strength ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $17.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.