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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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253 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.25B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

195% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 19

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 253 (+35)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 83

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 26 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.25B (+$52.9M)

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.55% → 65.93% (+0.38%)

Holders
253
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+16.06%
% of All Funds
4.99%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
56
Increased
94
Reduced
83
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$29.8M
2
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$21.2M
3
VCM
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
+$19.3M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$12.9M
5
IF
IRON Financial
Illinois
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
PA
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
-$20.9M
2
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$20.5M
3
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
-$18.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$14.6M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$14.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FEG
51
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$7.68M -$20.5M -341,456 -73%
PA
52
Prism Advisors
California
$7.63M -$65.4K -1,088 -0.8%
SCM
53
Smith Capital Management
Arkansas
$7.57M +$447K +7,438 +6%
Millennium Management
54
Millennium Management
New York
$7.54M +$4.4M +73,188 +140%
SPIA
55
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$7.18M +$1.78M +29,631 +33%
Bank of New York Mellon
56
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.16M -$6.91M -114,963 -49%
TI
57
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$6.97M -$246K -4,092 -3%
1NWS
58
1 North Wealth Services
Maryland
$6.95M +$253K +4,213 +4%
WCFA
59
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.92M +$6.93M +115,232 New
CONA
60
Capital One National Association
New York
$6.49M +$6.49M +108,014 New
GWM
61
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$6.22M -$1.32M -21,928 -17%
KFGK
62
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$5.91M +$1.97M +32,796 +50%
GSC
63
G&S Capital
Colorado
$5.62M -$5.85M -97,312 -51%
CAN
64
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.52M -$696K -11,579 -11%
LFG
65
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$5.05M +$1.6M +26,673 +46%
TFS
66
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$4.97M +$4.73M +78,694 +1,945%
DADC
67
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.83M +$422K +7,019 +10%
PFS
68
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$4.75M +$1.15M +19,073 +32%
WP
69
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$4.57M +$67.4K +1,121 +1%
WF
70
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$4.49M +$2.27M +37,813 +103%
TW
71
Towerpoint Wealth
California
$4.25M -$372K -6,186 -8%
WI
72
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$4.17M +$306K +5,082 +8%
BRWM
73
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3.97M +$317K +5,270 +9%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
74
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.79M – – –
FFC
75
Fure Financial Corporation
Minnesota
$3.76M +$3.76M +62,553 New
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

253 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $3.25B — up 1.7% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new FTSM positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $29.8M. The largest seller was Planning Alternatives, cutting an estimated $20.9M.

  • 253 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q4 2019, up from 218 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.25B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $29.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Planning Alternatives, an estimated $20.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.