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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $143M (+$16.8M)

11.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.39% → 77.99% (+12%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 56 (+2)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
56
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
16
Reduced
17
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
+$22.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.89M
3
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$820K
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$533K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$410K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$5.89M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.41M
3
GSWM
Golden State Wealth Management
California
-$1.87M
4
CG
Colony Group
Massachusetts
-$1.75M
5
FAIM
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
-$1.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$344K +$40.4K +1,020 +13%
IFWM
27
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$313K -$27.1K -685 -8%
Comerica Bank
28
Comerica Bank
Texas
$288K -$14K -355 -5%
APA
29
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$248K +$235K +5,950 +2,793%
WWM
30
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$241K +$40 +1 +0%
ACA
31
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$241K +$237K +5,987 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$237K -$28.3K -716 -11%
SWP
33
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$237K +$233K +5,883 New
AI
34
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$213K +$40 +1 +0%
AAP
35
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$201K +$197K +4,983 New
TFA
36
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$196K +$192K +4,856 New
CFGS
37
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$168K -$27.3K -691 -14%
AP
38
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$149K +$145K +3,668 New
WAP
39
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$94K -$30.2K -763 -25%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$78K +$77.2K +1,950 New
QCIG
41
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$68K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$50K +$49.5K +1,250 New
PA
43
Parallel Advisors
California
$31K +$30.3K +766 New
AF
44
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$25K +$1.34K +34 +6%
BFEC
45
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$21K +$20.3K +512 New
HR
46
Howe & Rusling
New York
$18K +$17.4K +440 New
AIC
47
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$16K – – –
EWM
48
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$11K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$8K – – –
NFG
50
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K +$3.05K +77 New
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FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

56 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $143M — up 13% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FTLS positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was WealthPLAN Partners, adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was Private Advisor Group, cutting an estimated $5.89M.

  • 56 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q2 2019, up from 54 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $143M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was WealthPLAN Partners, an estimated $22.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $5.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.