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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM

399 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.64B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.76% → 75.22% (-0.53%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.8B → $4.64B (-$159M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 417 → 399 (-18)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 184

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 43

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 25 (-8)

Holders
399
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-4.32%
% of All Funds
5.24%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.24%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
33
Increased
146
Reduced
184
Closed
43
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$30.5M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$23.8M
3
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
+$20M
4
CAG
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
+$17.7M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$17M

Top Sellers

1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$82.6M
2
PA
Paragon Advisors
Texas
-$62.8M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$24.3M
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$23.7M
5
HAFG
Hansen & Associates Financial Group
California
-$18.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SW
76
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$8.63M -$8.63M -143,921 -50%
MSAM
77
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$8.6M +$984K +16,404 +13%
VWS
78
Virtus Wealth Solutions
New Jersey
$8.57M -$5.16K -86 -0.1%
SP
79
Stablepoint Partners
Massachusetts
$8.5M -$278K -4,642 -3%
ACA
80
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$8.27M +$7.25M +120,883 +708%
MIG
81
McGuire Investment Group
Rhode Island
$8.09M +$748K +12,466 +10%
Rockefeller Capital Management
82
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$8.02M -$1.29M -21,488 -14%
IFS
83
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$7.76M +$56.5K +942 +0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
84
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.67M -$1.98M -33,027 -21%
RA
85
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$7.37M -$2.99M -49,868 -29%
SLC
86
Second Line Capital
Louisiana
$7.24M +$7.23M +120,501 New
Comerica Bank
87
Comerica Bank
Texas
$7.23M -$69.6K -1,160 -1%
TPWA
88
Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors
California
$7.13M +$132K +2,200 +2%
EH
89
Equitable Holdings
New York
$7.1M -$139K -2,310 -2%
AFP
90
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$7.03M +$1.7M +28,382 +32%
EC
91
EdgeRock Capital
Colorado
$6.99M +$420K +6,997 +6%
1W
92
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$6.95M -$2.17M -36,233 -24%
Corient Private Wealth
93
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$6.84M -$85.2K -1,421 -1%
ATPW
94
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$6.59M +$1.88M +31,417 +40%
MML Investors Services
95
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$6.56M -$1.59M -26,519 -19%
SA
96
Shilanski & Associates
Alaska
$6.56M +$248K +4,128 +4%
IAN
97
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$6.48M -$89.3K -1,488 -1%
CAM
98
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$6.28M +$6.28M +104,772 New
WIM
99
WealthPlan Investment Management
Nebraska
$6.13M +$307K +5,125 +5%
PWA
100
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$5.88M +$180K +3,002 +3%
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4
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

399 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $4.64B — down 3.3% from $4.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of FTSM and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 184 trimmed existing stakes and 146 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $82.6M sold.

  • 399 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q3 2025, down from 417 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.64B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q3 2025, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 43 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $30.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.