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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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396 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.04B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 416 → 396 (-20)

10.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.45% → 76.36% (-10%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.24B → $5.04B (-$1.2B)

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 → 32 (-12)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 44

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 202

Holders
396
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-4.81%
% of All Funds
5.7%
Holding in Top 10
32
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
30
Increased
128
Reduced
202
Closed
44
Calls
$28K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$28K
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$79M
2
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$58.6M
3
GAA
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
+$46M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$33M
5
HAFG
Hansen & Associates Financial Group
California
+$11.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$875M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$35.8M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$29.8M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$28.5M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$27.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
376
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11.4K -$13.2K -221 -54%
PA
377
Parallel Advisors
California
$9.48K -$8.31K -139 -47%
AA
378
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$8.94K – – –
SC
379
SouthState Corp
Florida
$7.39K +$7.41K +124 New
PCM
380
Penserra Capital Management
California
$7K +$239 +4 +3%
FHA
381
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$6.2K -$2.39K -40 -28%
HIA
382
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$5.96K – – –
JFA
383
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$5.51K +$60 +1 +1%
OSAM
384
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$5.38K +$5.38K +90 New
EWA
385
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$4.05K +$4.06K +68 New
PA
386
PSI Advisors
Florida
$3.93K – – –
RFG
387
REAP Financial Group
Texas
$2.89K -$299 -5 -9%
HNB
388
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$2.56K – – –
NA
389
Nordwand Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.38K – – –
WWMSC
390
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$2.33K -$529K -8,852 -100%
US Bancorp
391
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.27K -$837 -14 -27%
MSG
392
Main Street Group
Virginia
$2.09K – – –
Fidelity Investments
393
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.79K +$896 +15 +100%
NFSG
394
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$1.61K +$1.61K +27 New
CJ
395
Caitlin John
Michigan
$1.49K – – –
HCP
396
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$1.31K – – –
RS
397
Rakuten Securities
Japan
$60 +$60 +1 New
RCM
398
Raleigh Capital Management
North Carolina
$9 -$24.3K -407 Closed
Millennium Management
399
Millennium Management
New York
– -$6.78M -113,593 Closed
WWA
400
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
– -$6.28M -105,305 Closed
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

396 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $5.04B — down 19% from $6.24B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of FTSM and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 202 trimmed existing stakes and 128 added.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $79M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $875M.

  • 396 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2024, down from 416 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $5.04B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 44 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $79M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $875M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.