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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.11B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.93%68.4% (+2.5%)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 95

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.25B → $3.11B (-$140M)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2625 (-1)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 253237 (-16)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 41

Holders
237
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-6.32%
% of All Funds
5.22%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
30
Increased
96
Reduced
95
Closed
41
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFWA
26
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$24.5M +$611K +10,203 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$24.5M -$18.4M -306,837 -43%
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$23.9M +$1.11M +18,474 +5%
CAG
29
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$23.2M +$953K +15,925 +4%
SFS
30
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$22.4M +$9.32M +155,661 +69%
1W
31
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$22.4M +$13.7M +228,808 +154%
Baird Financial Group
32
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$21.6M -$4.02M -67,077 -16%
PAG
33
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$17.5M -$3.49M -58,268 -16%
PNC
34
Park National Corp
Ohio
$15.4M +$1.79M +29,915 +13%
LC
35
Lubar & Co
Wisconsin
$13.3M -$23M -384,552 -63%
DI
36
DFPG Investments
Utah
$12.5M +$5.51K +92 +0%
SPL
37
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$11.3M -$3.42M -57,066 -23%
ACA
38
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$11.2M -$7.76M -129,705 -41%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$10.7M -$3.09M -51,537 -22%
ACA
40
Ascension Capital Advisors
Texas
$10.5M -$2.66M -44,368 -20%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$10.4M -$1.71M -28,605 -14%
HIS
42
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$10.3M -$13.9M -231,959 -57%
NC
43
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$10.2M +$9.4M +156,980 +1,024%
BFG
44
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$10.1M +$128K +2,136 +1%
1IA
45
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$10M +$1.45M +24,153 +17%
GCA
46
Genesee Capital Advisors
New York
$8.31M -$65.7K -1,098 -0.8%
APA
47
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$7.98M -$1.23M -20,581 -13%
Truist Financial
48
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$7.77M -$13.2M -220,774 -63%
TFS
49
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$7.48M +$2.63M +43,903 +53%
TI
50
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$7.16M +$312K +5,217 +4%

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

237 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $3.11B — down 4.3% from $3.25B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of FTSM and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 95 trimmed existing stakes and 96 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $160M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $197M.

  • 237 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2020, down from 253 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.11B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 41 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $160M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $197M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.