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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 11

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $95.5M → $115M (+$19.8M)

12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.9% → 68.9% (+12%)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 59 (+5)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+9.26%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
20
Reduced
11
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CG
Colony Group
Massachusetts
+$17.8M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$14.1M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$4.22M
4
FCAG
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
+$3.1M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

1
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$12.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.92M
3
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
-$1.87M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$722K
5
WAP
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
-$258K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAP
26
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$325K -$258K -6,720 -43%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$306K +$4.34K +113 +1%
Comerica Bank
28
Comerica Bank
Texas
$281K -$16.5K -430 -5%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$281K – – –
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$270K +$39.4K +1,026 +16%
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$251K +$42.1K +1,098 +19%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$229K -$614 -16 -0.3%
WWM
33
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$223K +$231K +6,014 New
LNC
34
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$219K +$227K +5,904 New
AAP
35
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$185K +$26.9K +701 +16%
AIC
36
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$166K +$172K +4,470 New
ACS
37
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$158K – – –
CFGS
38
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$127K +$84.3K +2,196 +177%
CI
39
CX Institutional
Indiana
$83K -$92.4K -2,407 -52%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$83K +$12.2K +318 +17%
CWA
41
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$52K – – –
QCIG
42
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$51K – – –
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$38K +$39.3K +1,025 New
FHA
44
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$28K -$2.53K -66 -8%
CB
45
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
MOS
46
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$16K +$17.3K +450 New
AIC
47
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$15K +$15.7K +409 New
EWM
48
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$10K +$10.5K +274 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$7K – – –
TWMP
50
Taylor Wealth Management Partners
Massachusetts
$7K – – –
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FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

59 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $115M — up 21% from $95.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FTLS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Colony Group, adding an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was IFP Advisors, cutting an estimated $12.9M.

  • 59 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q4 2018, up from 54 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $115M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Colony Group, an estimated $17.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seller in Q4 2018 was IFP Advisors, an estimated $12.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.