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First Trust Capital Strength ETF
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473 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.6B invested in First Trust Capital Strength ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,115% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.48M | Put options by funds: $369K

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 38

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 → 45 (+3)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 462 → 473 (+11)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.99B → $5.6B (-$392M)

8.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.17% → 63.01% (-8.2%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 198

Holders
473
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
6.81%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.65%
New
54
Increased
167
Reduced
198
Closed
38
Calls
$4.48M
Puts
$369K
Net Calls
+$4.11M
Net Calls Change
+$3.29M

Top Buyers

1
GAA
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
+$119M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$85.3M
3
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$24.1M
4
KAS
KPP Advisory Services
Kentucky
+$8.79M
5
HPC
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
+$5.32M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$598M
2
IAIM
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
-$243M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$38.1M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$37.6M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$33.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHC
126
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$4.95M +$667K +8,080 +16%
TWM
127
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$4.89M +$168K +2,034 +4%
PWM
128
Purus Wealth Management
California
$4.87M -$75.1K -910 -2%
WC
129
Waterloo Capital
Texas
$4.78M -$21.6K -262 -0.5%
MWS
130
Maxwell Wealth Strategies
California
$4.74M +$290K +3,511 +6%
DAS
131
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$4.73M -$2.14M -25,873 -32%
Citigroup
132
Citigroup
New York
$4.7M +$1.31M +15,865 +41%
OWA
133
ORBA Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$4.58M +$53.4K +647 +1%
AWM
134
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$4.49M -$138K -1,673 -3%
PPWM
135
Paragon Private Wealth Management
Kentucky
$4.37M +$79.1K +959 +2%
CBFP
136
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$4.36M -$160K -1,942 -4%
NFG
137
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$4.26M +$874K +10,591 +27%
IFG
138
Independent Financial Group
California
$4.2M +$23.7K +287 +0.6%
ACA
139
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$4.15M -$794K -9,626 -17%
TCM
140
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$4.15M -$83.7K -1,014 -2%
RJT
141
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$4.13M -$89K -1,079 -2%
RBFC
142
Roman Butler Fullerton & Co
Missouri
$4.09M -$106K -1,280 -3%
GWANC
143
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$4M -$936K -11,348 -20%
PS
144
Principal Securities
Iowa
$3.96M +$740K +8,972 +24%
BC
145
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$3.87M +$105K +1,271 +3%
WIA
146
Wetzel Investment Advisors
Indiana
$3.84M +$153K +1,854 +4%
LIG
147
Lokken Investment Group
Delaware
$3.82M +$41.8K +506 +1%
KWM
148
Kaydan Wealth Management
Michigan
$3.82M +$312K +3,775 +9%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
149
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.77M -$479K -5,805 -12%
YDMI
150
Y.D. More Investments
Israel
$3.75M +$670K +8,119 +23%
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FTCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

473 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $5.6B — down 6.5% from $5.99B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new FTCS positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 167 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Global Assets Advisory, adding an estimated $119M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $598M.

  • 473 institutional investors held First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) as of Q1 2024, up from 462 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $5.6B of First Trust Capital Strength ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new First Trust Capital Strength ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 38 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Global Assets Advisory, an estimated $119M added.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $598M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.