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First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF

259 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 17

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 94

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 253259 (+6)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.76B → $1.76B (+$7.21M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1212 (0)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.63%81.63% (+0%)

Holders
259
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.37%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
27
Increased
110
Reduced
94
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$374M +$4.07M +57,472 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$183M +$4.06M +57,245 +2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$171M +$2.35M +33,119 +1%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$158M -$6.02M -84,953 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$43.1M +$1.75M +24,654 +4%
Raymond James Financial
6
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$42M +$613K +8,654 +1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
7
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$41.1M +$2.23M +31,515 +6%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$39.1M +$3.35M +47,314 +9%
CTC
9
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$32.9M +$3.22M +45,426 +11%
Truist Financial
10
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$30.3M -$3.03M -42,800 -9%
MFG
11
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$29.5M +$12.4M +174,406 +71%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$24.9M +$5.12M +72,277 +26%
VA
13
VestGen Advisors
Illinois
$23.6M +$1.75M +24,669 +8%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$21.2M -$2.03M -28,688 -9%
CPG
15
Cornerstone Planning Group
New Jersey
$17.4M +$1.28M +18,044 +8%
First Trust Advisors
16
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$15.7M +$6.61M +93,210 +72%
HPC
17
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$14.3M -$7.32M -103,278 -34%
EC
18
EdgeRock Capital
Colorado
$14.2M -$241K -3,399 -2%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$13.4M +$2.36M +33,244 +21%
EFG
20
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$13.3M +$497K +7,010 +4%
PWS
21
Proactive Wealth Strategies
Georgia
$12.8M +$6.65M +93,771 +106%
EH
22
Equitable Holdings
New York
$11.8M +$5.86M +82,675 +99%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
23
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$10.9M -$692K -9,761 -6%
CPCM
24
Cardinal Point Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$10.4M +$839K +11,835 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.2M +$1.51M +21,241 +17%