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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $182M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 14

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $157M → $182M (+$24.8M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 70 (+7)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.76% → 69.75% (+0.99%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
1.38%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
30
Reduced
14
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$9.73M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.02M
3
CG
Colony Group
Massachusetts
+$1.46M
4
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
+$1.15M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.07M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NWM
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
-$766K
2
APA
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
-$272K
3
FAIM
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
-$208K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$205K
5
ACA
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
-$157K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WCFA
51
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$213K +$208K +4,985 New
BFEC
52
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$152K +$112K +2,671 +302%
AIC
53
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$150K +$32.8K +785 +29%
SF
54
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$114K +$112K +2,691 New
ACA
55
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$76.7K -$157K -3,764 -68%
WAP
56
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$76K – – –
GRP
57
Global Retirement Partners
California
$64K +$62.8K +1,501 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
58
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53K – – –
HR
59
Howe & Rusling
New York
$46K +$21.9K +524 +94%
PA
60
Parallel Advisors
California
$33K – – –
CAL
61
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$32K +$31.1K +745 New
CFD
62
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$31K +$6.65K +159 +28%
TI
63
tru Independence
Oregon
$27K +$30.1K +720 New
AIC
64
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$17K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
65
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
AF
66
Allworth Financial
California
$9K +$8.9K +213 New
LAS
67
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$5K +$5.27K +126 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
68
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4K +$3.47K +83 New
LS
69
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$719 +$703K +16,823 New
NWM
70
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
– -$766K -18,693 Closed
APA
71
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
– -$272K -6,636 Closed
QCIG
72
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
– -$70K -1,700 Closed
CFA
73
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$34K -842 Closed
AF
74
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
– -$26K -631 Closed
Bank of America
75
Bank of America
North Carolina
– -$5K -114 Closed
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FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

70 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $182M — up 16% from $157M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FTLS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Truist Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.73M. The largest seller was Northwest Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $766K sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q4 2019, up from 63 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $182M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Truist Financial, an estimated $9.73M added.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Northwest Wealth Management, an estimated $766K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.