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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
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142 hedge funds and large institutions have $535M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 40

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $502M → $535M (+$33.1M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 142 (+8)

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.2% → 72.5% (+1.3%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

Holders
142
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.97%
% of All Funds
2.25%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
67
Reduced
40
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.18M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$6.35M
3
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$4.69M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.46M
5
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
+$2.94M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LFASL
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
-$4.02M
2
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
-$3.19M
3
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$3.04M
4
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners
New York
-$2.23M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAS
51
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.52M +$298K +5,585 +24%
KAS
52
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.46M -$620K -11,596 -30%
AWA
53
Authentikos Wealth Advisory
California
$1.43M -$137K -2,564 -9%
ASN
54
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.4M -$51.6K -965 -4%
BFA
55
Beacon Financial Advisory
Ohio
$1.29M +$58.3K +1,091 +5%
OC
56
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.27M +$38K +711 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
57
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.25M +$341K +6,383 +37%
PAG
58
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$1.17M -$186K -3,488 -14%
VCM
59
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.16M – – –
BRWA
60
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.13M +$66.2K +1,239 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
61
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.12M +$182K +3,412 +19%
LNC
62
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$54.5K +1,019 +5%
PG
63
Patten Group
Tennessee
$1.09M +$60.4K +1,130 +6%
SW
64
SMART Wealth
Nebraska
$1.07M -$490K -9,165 -31%
EH
65
Equitable Holdings
New York
$1.06M +$237K +4,441 +29%
CBFP
66
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$1.02M +$802 +15 +0.1%
C
67
CEDRUS
Colorado
$1M -$182K -3,398 -15%
CAN
68
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$992K +$222K +4,152 +29%
LWM
69
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$983K +$988K +18,490 New
KPWS
70
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$977K +$666K +12,459 +210%
CFG
71
Cooper Financial Group
California
$969K -$109K -2,042 -10%
CFG
72
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$947K +$952K +17,820 New
AFG
73
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$855K +$449K +8,408 +110%
BAM
74
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$838K -$103K -1,934 -11%
RJT
75
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$835K – – –
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FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

142 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $535M — up 6.6% from $502M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FTLS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.18M. The largest seller was Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA), cutting an estimated $4.02M.

  • 142 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q3 2023, up from 134 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $535M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q3 2023, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.18M added.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA), an estimated $4.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.