First Trust Dividend Strength ETF
FTDS
13 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.09M invested in First Trust Dividend Strength ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.38M → $4.09M (+$711K)
0.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.31% → 32.99% (+0.67%)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 2
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 14 → 13 (-1)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$826K |
| 2 |
CA
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$264K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$512 |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$30 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$135K |
| 2 |
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
|
-$119K |
| 3 |
SF
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
|
-$100K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$76.8K |
| 5 |
IA
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$64.8K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| $2.07M | -$76.8K | -2,550 | -4% |
|
|
2
Jane Street
New York
| $850K | +$826K | +27,414 | New |
|
|
AG
3
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $363K | – | – | – |
|
|
4
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $331K | -$135K | -4,491 | -30% |
|
|
CA
5
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| $272K | +$264K | +8,750 | New |
|
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $89K | -$2.71K | -90 | -3% |
|
|
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $32K | +$30 | +1 | +0.1% |
|
|
GRP
8
Global Retirement Partners
San Rafael,
California
| $26K | – | – | – |
|
9
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $23K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
10
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $21K | – | – | – |
|
|
11
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $13K | +$512 | +17 | +4% |
|
|
IA
12
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $1K | -$64.8K | -2,150 | -99% |
|
|
DADC
13
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| – | -$119K | -4,000 | Closed |
|
|
SF
14
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| – | -$100K | -3,350 | Closed |
|
FTDS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
13 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.09M — up 21% from $3.38M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in FTDS was balanced in Q3 2017: 2 funds opened new positions, 2 closed out, 2 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $826K. The largest seller was MML Investors Services, cutting an estimated $135K.
- 13 institutional investors held First Trust Dividend Strength ETF (FTDS) as of Q3 2017, down from 14 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $4.09M of First Trust Dividend Strength ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new First Trust Dividend Strength ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest First Trust Dividend Strength ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $826K added.
- The largest First Trust Dividend Strength ETF seller in Q3 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $135K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.