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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 27

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 15

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $885M → $1.03B (+$140M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 102 → 112 (+10)

13.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.44% → 64.17% (-13%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

Holders
112
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
26
Increased
49
Reduced
27
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$42.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.6M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$23.5M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$17.6M
5
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$17.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$26.7M
2
KFGK
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
-$23.2M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$15.9M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$8.95M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$6.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAS
51
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.13M +$533K +8,885 +90%
QCIG
52
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$937K +$941K +15,671 New
MMHP
53
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$899K -$360K -6,000 -29%
MHS
54
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$874K +$35.6K +593 +4%
MIAN
55
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$798K +$800K +13,324 New
CWM
56
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$779K +$34.6K +577 +5%
NWM
57
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$743K +$214K +3,569 +40%
SPC
58
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$684K +$37.5K +625 +6%
BWM
59
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$666K +$43.3K +722 +7%
TW
60
Towerpoint Wealth
California
$665K +$666K +11,092 New
EDRIA
61
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$653K -$175K -2,915 -21%
JCM
62
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$640K +$400K +6,663 +166%
LWAC
63
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$633K -$35.6K -594 -5%
TF
64
TIAA FSB
Florida
$609K +$610K +10,157 New
Citigroup
65
Citigroup
New York
$581K -$189K -3,143 -24%
IWM
66
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$569K +$495K +8,250 +670%
BAS
67
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$522K +$30K +500 +6%
CCM
68
Crabel Capital Management
California
$507K – – –
RFM
69
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$463K +$464K +7,724 New
PFS
70
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$451K +$138K +2,300 +44%
WI
71
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$447K +$447K +7,454 New
FHC
72
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$420K +$420K +6,998 New
AC
73
AFAM Capital
Texas
$388K +$388K +6,466 New
FAIM
74
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$381K -$37.2K -620 -9%
GWM
75
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$362K +$131K +2,184 +57%
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

112 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.03B — up 16% from $885M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FTSM positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $42.3M. The largest seller was BB&T Securities, cutting an estimated $26.7M.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2018, up from 102 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $42.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2018 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $26.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.