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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

122 hedge funds and large institutions have $438M invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120122 (+2)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $437M → $438M (+$1.83M)

3.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.41%70.01% (-3.4%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 50

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

Holders
122
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.67%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
21
Increased
44
Reduced
50
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$83.8M +$2.49M +50,138 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$75.1M -$11.1M -223,035 -13%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$41.2M +$2.4M +48,276 +6%
Truist Financial
4
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$20.8M +$727K +14,623 +4%
FEG
5
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$16M -$591K -11,881 -4%
CTC
6
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$11.1M +$2.95M +59,308 +37%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.7M +$489K +9,828 +5%
WP
8
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$10.4M -$9.19M -184,935 -48%
WIM
9
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
$9.25M -$10.3M -206,619 -53%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.13M +$6.11M +122,904 +217%
SFP
11
Sweet Financial Partners
Minnesota
$8.96M +$8.77M +176,433 New
LFASL
12
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$8.13M -$695K -13,989 -8%
QA
13
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$5.28M -$32.8K -660 -0.6%
FCBT
14
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$5.27M +$2.49M +50,034 +93%
BC
15
Brio Consultants
California
$4.97M -$31.9K -641 -0.7%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.72M +$93.7K +1,886 +2%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.67M +$722K +14,522 +19%
FWA
18
FOCUS Wealth Advisors
Texas
$4.26M -$37.5K -755 -0.9%
CPCM
19
Cardinal Point Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.24M +$148K +2,985 +4%
CPWMP
20
Cardinal Point Wealth Management Partners
California
$4.24M +$148K +2,985 +4%
MML Investors Services
21
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.91M -$122K -2,454 -3%
AWM
22
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$3.65M -$804K -16,170 -18%
LOIP
23
Live Oak Investment Partners
Texas
$3.37M
BCI
24
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.29M +$1.04M +20,847 +48%
OPS
25
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$3.29M +$2.86M +57,445 +788%