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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
WP
1
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$27.7M +$1.15M +27,613 +5%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$27.2M +$959K +22,931 +4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.2M +$3.02M +72,215 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.4M +$1.05M +25,053 +5%
CG
5
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$17.5M +$1.46M +34,930 +9%
PAG
6
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$11.5M +$681K +16,291 +6%
Truist Financial
7
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$9.94M +$9.73M +232,653 New
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.43M +$862K +20,610 +16%
LTFS
9
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.85M +$865K +20,697 +22%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.22M -$205K -4,894 -9%
MML Investors Services
11
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.83M +$23.2K +554 +1%
IA
12
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.64M +$380K +9,090 +31%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$1.07M +25,685 New
ACM
14
Anfield Capital Management
California
$1.09M +$1.19M +28,346 New
FAAS
15
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$977K +$101K +2,411 +12%
FAIM
16
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$948K -$208K -4,983 -18%
BFG
17
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$821K -$66.8K -1,597 -8%
CF
18
Centaurus Financial
California
$758K +$52.3K +1,250 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$732K +$18.1K +432 +3%
CI
20
CX Institutional
Indiana
$726K -$4.68K -112 -0.7%
CAN
21
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$677K -$25.2K -603 -4%
AWM
22
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$676K +$79K +1,890 +14%
BFA
23
Beacon Financial Advisory
Ohio
$617K +$605K +14,461 New
PAG
24
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$593K +$13.2K +315 +2%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$538K +$39.2K +938 +8%
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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.