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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $308M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 8

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 31

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90100 (+10)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $308M (+$24.8M)

3.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.39%63.79% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
20
Increased
42
Reduced
31
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$51.3M +$5.26M +106,944 +11%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$51.1M +$88.5K +1,801 +0.2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$31.6M -$9.33M -189,862 -22%
FEG
4
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$21M +$2.63M +53,476 +14%
WIM
5
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
$19.5M +$19.1M +388,371 New
Truist Financial
6
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$13.2M -$49.9K -1,016 -0.4%
PAG
7
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$11.7M +$5.57M +113,377 +82%
LFASL
8
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$8.75M +$69.9K +1,422 +0.8%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.24M -$316K -6,422 -4%
Osaic Holdings
10
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.77M -$1.78M -36,148 -26%
BC
11
Brio Consultants
California
$4.53M +$4.06M +82,501 +750%
QA
12
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$4.5M +$4.73M +96,116 New
FWA
13
FOCUS Wealth Advisors
Texas
$3.98M +$4.18M +84,936 New
DWM
14
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$3.98M -$332K -6,750 -7%
MML Investors Services
15
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.71M -$786K -15,994 -17%
FCBT
16
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$3.24M -$247K -5,019 -7%
IA
17
Insight Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.22M +$13.4K +272 +0.4%
KAS
18
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$3.03M +$6.69K +136 +0.2%
Koshinski Asset Management
19
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$2.77M -$1.73M -35,131 -37%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.73M +$12.7K +258 +0.4%
CTC
21
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$2.45M +$812K +16,522 +46%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.25M -$37.1K -754 -2%
PWA
23
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$2.24M +$1.13M +22,909 +91%
BCI
24
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.17M -$60.4K -1,228 -3%
CG
25
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$2.15M -$96.3K -1,959 -4%

FTLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

100 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $308M — up 8.8% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FTLS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Private Advisor Group, adding an estimated $5.57M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $9.33M.

  • 100 institutional investors held First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS) as of Q3 2022, up from 90 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $308M of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF stock for Q3 2022, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 8 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $5.57M added.
  • The largest First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF seller in Q3 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $9.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.