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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 2

327% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $80.9M → $345M (+$264M)

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)

171% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 7

33% more funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 40 (+10)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
12
Increased
19
Reduced
7
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$58.6M
2
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
+$44.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$41.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$25.1M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$20.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cedar Capital
Illinois
-$3.22M
2
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$691K
3
LI
LVZ Inc
Michigan
-$476K
4
HFS
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
-$334K
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$274K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IH
26
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.37M -$11.7K -196 -0.8%
SB
27
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.22M +$1.22M +20,355 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1M +$539K +9,009 +116%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$972K +$460K +7,677 +90%
WF
30
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$898K – – –
FHA
31
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$560K +$561K +9,370 New
CWM
32
Concert Wealth Management
California
$299K – – –
SIM
33
SSI Investment Management
California
$280K +$1.68K +28 +0.6%
FAAS
34
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$211K +$213K +3,564 New
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$147K +$22.8K +381 +18%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$136K -$135K -2,255 -50%
ACM
37
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$65K +$64.9K +1,084 New
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$54K +$40.7K +679 +297%
AIM
39
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$39K -$112K -1,874 -74%
IPC
40
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$16K +$16.2K +270 New
LI
41
LVZ Inc
Michigan
– -$476K -7,959 Closed
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
– -$227K -3,797 Closed
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

40 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $345M — up 327% from $80.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTSM positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hays Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $58.6M. The largest seller was Cedar Capital, cutting an estimated $3.22M.

  • 40 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2016, up from 30 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $345M of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 327% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $58.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Cedar Capital, an estimated $3.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.