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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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192 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.7B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

375% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 12

130% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 37

117% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 26 (+14)

55% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.74B → $2.7B (+$960M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 192 (+43)

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.25% → 68.85% (+1.6%)

Holders
192
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+28.86%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+116.67%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
57
Increased
85
Reduced
37
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$226M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$118M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$115M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$57.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$40M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$28.9M
2
SAM
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
-$10.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$8.62M
4
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
-$4.17M
5
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
51
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5.03M +$958K +15,972 +23%
TW
52
Towerpoint Wealth
California
$4.93M +$2M +33,422 +68%
BWCS
53
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$4.85M +$4.86M +80,976 New
GWM
54
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4.4M -$1.87M -31,159 -30%
HFS
55
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.32M -$401K -6,685 -8%
WP
56
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$4.24M +$532K +8,865 +14%
MIAN
57
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$4.15M +$2.41M +40,135 +138%
PAG
58
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$3.89M +$3.9M +64,978 New
KFGK
59
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$3.87M +$223K +3,721 +6%
FAIM
60
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$3.85M +$1.78M +29,679 +86%
CA
61
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.83M +$3.83M +63,869 New
IWM
62
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.55M +$2.52M +42,073 +244%
DADC
63
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3.43M +$1.48M +24,636 +75%
WAS
64
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$3.25M +$3.26M +54,385 New
FHC
65
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.24M +$398K +6,639 +14%
BFA
66
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$3.03M +$3.03M +50,562 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
67
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.01M +$996K +16,605 +49%
RFM
68
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$2.72M +$2.73M +45,473 New
RJT
69
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$2.72M -$200K -3,340 -7%
ACP
70
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.58M -$20.4K -340 -0.8%
PFA
71
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$2.51M +$2.51M +41,900 New
HH
72
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.47M -$120K -2,001 -5%
MHS
73
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$2.29M +$579K +9,664 +34%
SCA
74
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$2.28M +$387K +6,460 +20%
CA
75
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.02M +$332K +5,532 +20%
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

192 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.7B — up 55% from $1.74B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new FTSM positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $226M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $28.9M.

  • 192 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q4 2018, up from 149 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.7B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $226M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $28.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.