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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
PBF
76
Petix & Botte Financial
California
$3.67M +$3.68M +61,217 New
AFA
77
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$3.67M -$2.92M -48,533 -44%
NA
78
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$3.54M -$1.97M -32,808 -36%
JP Morgan Chase
79
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.52M +$821K +13,657 +30%
Citadel Advisors
80
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.52M +$3.52M +58,521 New
WWM
81
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$3.47M +$429K +7,132 +14%
FHC
82
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.32M -$176K -2,929 -5%
IWM
83
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$3.31M +$65K +1,081 +2%
SG
84
StoneX Group
New York
$3.15M +$692K +11,515 +28%
SCA
85
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.11M -$118K -1,955 -4%
CA
86
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.1M -$1.65M -27,415 -35%
SFPG
87
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$2.98M +$2.98M +49,606 New
MHS
88
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$2.9M -$163K -2,717 -5%
QCIG
89
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$2.88M +$448K +7,459 +18%
PWM
90
Peterson Wealth Management
Nevada
$2.85M +$2.84M +47,319 New
US Bancorp
91
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.8M -$4.09K -68 -0.1%
IA
92
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$2.77M +$468K +7,783 +20%
OAM
93
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$2.68M -$1.68M -27,873 -38%
ACP
94
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.57M +$27.7K +461 +1%
MIAN
95
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$2.52M +$213K +3,546 +9%
CA
96
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.48M -$104K -1,737 -4%
ACI
97
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$2.28M +$47.3K +787 +2%
HWM
98
Holloway Wealth Management
Florida
$2.23M – – –
CA
99
Calton & Associates
Florida
$2.2M +$494K +8,220 +29%
BFA
100
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.18M -$189K -3,139 -8%
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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.