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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.8M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 1

219% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.6M → $33.8M (+$23.2M)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 4

59% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1727 (+10)

12.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.15%54.37% (+12%)

Holders
27
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+58.82%
% of All Funds
0.71%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
8
Reduced
4
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$6.14M +$5.87M +179,631 +1,948%
RDM
2
Retirement Design & Management
Connecticut
$6M +$5.99M +183,432 New
IA
3
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3.24M +$3.24M +99,084 New
LTFS
4
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.5M +$2.46M +75,428 +8,381%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.06M +$272K +8,323 +15%
MFS
6
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.06M +$1.52M +46,477 +284%
TFA
7
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.97M +$1.97M +60,204 New
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.95M -$382K -11,706 -16%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.72M +$19.1K +585 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.29M -$53.5K -1,639 -4%
FHC
11
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.27M +$198K +6,058 +18%
PCP
12
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$568K +$567K +17,358 New
PAS
13
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$545K +$544K +16,639 New
AGA
14
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$474K
CAM
15
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$413K -$10.9K -333 -3%
CG
16
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$402K +$401K +12,286 New
LI
17
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$260K +$259K +7,942 New
ACM
18
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$244K -$128K -3,905 -34%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$230K +$230K +7,035 New
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$225K +$7.68K +235 +4%
CFA
21
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$106K +$105K +3,229 New
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$58K +$2.71K +83 +5%
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$16K
NR
24
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$14K +$13.5K +414 New
WEC
25
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8.51K +$8.49K +260 New

FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

27 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $33.8M — up 219% from $10.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTLS positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Retirement Design & Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.99M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, cutting an estimated $382K.

  • 27 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q4 2015, up from 17 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $33.8M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 219% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Retirement Design & Management, an estimated $5.99M added.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seller in Q4 2015 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $382K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.