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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

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: 231253 (+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: 1112 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KA
51
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$5.19M +$5.17M +73,172 New
SWP
52
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$4.86M +$231K +3,271 +5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
53
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$4.82M -$374K -5,290 -7%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
54
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$4.74M -$100K -1,418 -2%
RIS
55
Richmond Investment Services
Wisconsin
$4.67M +$1.81M +25,570 +64%
GSWM
56
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$4.53M -$836K -11,833 -16%
AO
57
Advisor OS
Illinois
$4.43M +$2.56M +36,311 +139%
GC
58
Guilbault Capital
Louisiana
$4.41M +$4.39M +62,095 New
SPIA
59
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$4.39M +$907K +12,834 +26%
V
60
ViaWealth
Kansas
$4.38M -$330K -4,675 -7%
PG
61
Prostatis Group
Maryland
$4.26M +$24.3K +344 +0.6%
AFP
62
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$4.23M +$377K +5,334 +10%
LFASL
63
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$4.21M -$170K -2,410 -4%
CW
64
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$4.14M -$40.7K -576 -1%
HI
65
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$3.77M -$5.01K -71 -0.1%
SEA
66
Stegent Equity Advisors
Texas
$3.64M -$99.5K -1,409 -3%
GRP
67
Global Retirement Partners
California
$3.56M +$1.03M +14,532 +41%
Cerity Partners
68
Cerity Partners
New York
$3.44M -$514K -7,272 -13%
KAS
69
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.37M +$468K +6,620 +16%
SI
70
Seeds Investor
New York
$3.28M +$3.27M +46,249 New
Baird Financial Group
71
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.21M +$149K +2,108 +5%
AAS
72
Asset Allocation Strategies
Michigan
$3.07M +$106K +1,496 +4%
CFAM
73
Center For Asset Management
Florida
$2.96M +$2.95M +41,761 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
74
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.92M -$3.11M -44,017 -52%
IWC
75
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.82M -$1.47M -20,859 -34%