First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
FTLS
FTLS
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
more ownership
Funds ownership: →
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 232 (-2)
64% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.4B → $1.57B (-$2.83B)
Holders
232
Holding in Top 10
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$38.2M | |
| 2 | +$33.6M | |
| 3 | +$22.6M | |
| 4 |
HPC
Hobart Private Capital
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$19.5M |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$15.4M |
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$8.59M | |
| 2 | -$4.26M | |
| 3 | -$2.55M | |
| 4 |
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.27M |
| 5 |
OL
Owen LaRue
Elizabethtown,
Kentucky
|
-$1.79M |
