First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
FTLS
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.24M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2 → 8 (+6)
74% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.44M → $4.24M (+$1.8M)
40.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.63% → 37.39% (-40%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$547K |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$370K |
| 3 |
CAM
Concorde Asset Management
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
+$243K |
| 4 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$224K |
| 5 |
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
+$185K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2.56M | +$44.1K | +1,380 | +2% |
|
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2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| $555K | +$547K | +17,125 | New |
|
|
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $376K | +$370K | +11,587 | New |
|
|
CAM
4
Concorde Asset Management
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
| $247K | +$243K | +7,611 | New |
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5
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $227K | +$224K | +7,000 | New |
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MFS
6
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $187K | +$185K | +5,785 | New |
|
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AIG
7
American International Group
New York
| $89.4K | +$88.1K | +2,759 | New |
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FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
8 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.24M — up 74% from $2.44M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FTLS positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Commonwealth Equity Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $547K.
- 8 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q1 2015, up from 2 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $4.24M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 0 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $547K added.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.