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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
FTLS
FTLS
253 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 88 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
218% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 11
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 88
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 231 → 253 (+22)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.61B → $1.76B (+$150M)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 12 (+1)
1.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.98% → 81.63% (+1.6%)
Holders
253
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
3.08%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
35
Increased
114
Reduced
88
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$31.5M |
| 2 |
VA
VestGen Advisors
Inverness,
Illinois
|
+$20.8M |
| 3 |
MFG
Merit Financial Group
Alpharetta,
Georgia
|
+$10.6M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$10.6M |
| 5 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$9.34M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
WEG
World Equity Group
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
-$20.1M |
| 2 |
AFG
Atomi Financial Group
New York
|
-$8.91M |
| 3 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.11M |
| 4 |
WIM
WealthPlan Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$2.21M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.2M |
