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First Trust Dividend Strength ETF
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15 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.95M invested in First Trust Dividend Strength ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1

57% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.78M → $5.95M (+$2.17M)

36% more funds holding

Funds holding: 11 → 15 (+4)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 3

Holders
15
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+36.36%
% of All Funds
0.39%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
2
Reduced
3
Closed
1
Calls
$135K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$135K
Net Calls Change
+$135K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.25M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$622K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$552K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$218K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$110K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MC
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
-$798K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$564K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$188K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$14.4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$4.12M +$2.25M +90,062 +110%
Susquehanna International Group
2
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$608K +$622K +24,940 New
Citadel Advisors
3
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$539K +$552K +22,122 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$212K +$218K +8,737 New
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$108K +$110K +4,400 New
DADC
6
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$97K +$99.8K +4,000 New
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$92K -$188K -7,525 -67%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$63K -$14.4K -576 -18%
TRCT
9
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$43K +$42.6K +1,707 +3,048%
NFG
10
Next Financial Group
Texas
$36K – – –
WA
11
WFG Advisors
Texas
$17K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
IWMPD
13
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$5K – – –
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4K -$564K -22,610 -99%
MC
15
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
– -$798K -95,178 Closed

FTDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

15 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $5.95M — up 57% from $3.78M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FTDS positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.25M. The largest seller was Moors & Cabot, exiting entirely with an estimated $798K sold.

  • 15 institutional investors held First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) as of Q4 2015, up from 11 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.95M of First Trust Dividend Strength ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Dividend Strength ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dividend Strength ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.25M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dividend Strength ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Moors & Cabot, an estimated $798K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.