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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $80.9M invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3030 (0)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $105M → $80.9M (-$24.1M)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
30
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
6
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$227K +$172K +2,872 +310%
AIM
27
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$151K -$12.1K -202 -7%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$124K -$96K -1,603 -44%
IA
29
IFP Advisors
Florida
$45K +$45K +751 New
TRCT
30
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$14K -$69.8K -1,166 -84%
PPA
31
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$17.5M -292,900 Closed
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$5.53M -92,336 Closed
AA
33
Alesco Advisors
New York
-$659K -11,000 Closed
Citadel Advisors
34
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$614K -10,243 Closed
HA
35
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$329K -5,486 Closed
ACM
36
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
-$10K -163 Closed

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

30 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $80.9M — down 23% from $105M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FTSM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.5M sold.

  • 30 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q4 2015, unchanged from Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $80.9M of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.