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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
NFG
76
Next Financial Group
Texas
$322K +$323K +5,377 New
VAM
77
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$297K -$28.1K -468 -9%
WP
78
WealthSource Partners
California
$296K +$26K +433 +10%
SSWM
79
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$294K +$294K +4,900 New
WCM
80
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$287K +$287K +4,779 New
Baird Financial Group
81
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$279K -$227K -3,781 -45%
RA
82
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$278K -$238K -3,958 -46%
SIM
83
SSI Investment Management
California
$245K -$274K -4,564 -53%
AWA
84
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$237K – – –
GRP
85
Global Retirement Partners
California
$236K +$213K +3,551 +922%
CCA
86
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$222K +$108K +1,800 +95%
CCB
87
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$216K -$99.1K -1,651 -31%
OC
88
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$213K +$214K +3,558 New
KA
89
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$209K +$8.64K +144 +4%
CF
90
Centaurus Financial
California
$169K -$116K -1,931 -41%
BFEC
91
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$164K +$163K +2,724 +17,025%
POIA
92
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$87K +$86.7K +1,444 New
S
93
SignatureFD
Georgia
$72K +$72K +1,200 New
IA
94
IFP Advisors
Florida
$71K – – –
APA
95
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$63K +$47.2K +786 +297%
SMG
96
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$47K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
97
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$46K +$120 +2 +0.3%
BlackRock
98
BlackRock
New York
$45K +$44.8K +746 New
SAM
99
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$31K +$31.3K +522 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
100
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$21K – – –
2 3
4
5 6

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.