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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
PFGIA
101
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$21K +$20.8K +346 New
CAL
102
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$20K – – –
WAP
103
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
SEI Investments
104
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$14K +$14.3K +239 New
OIA
105
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$13K +$13.3K +222 New
RCAG
106
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$10K +$9.6K +160 New
CFD
107
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$6K +$6.12K +102 New
PA
108
Parallel Advisors
California
$5K +$5.46K +91 New
HNB
109
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$4K – – –
AF
110
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$2K – – –
MOS
111
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$2K – – –
JFA
112
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$1K +$1.2K +20 New
Jane Street
113
Jane Street
New York
– -$15.9M -265,292 Closed
Citadel Advisors
114
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$6.93M -115,609 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
115
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$6.91M -115,217 Closed
MAP
116
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
– -$5.45M -90,885 Closed
OMC
117
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$4.75M -79,221 Closed
SG
118
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.05M -34,231 Closed
SI
119
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$1.63M -27,295 Closed
VF
120
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.09M -18,174 Closed
MAS
121
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
– -$239K -3,985 Closed
VCM
122
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$123K -2,059 Closed
IWP
123
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
– -$87K -1,450 Closed
MIM
124
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
– -$12K -199 Closed
US Bancorp
125
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$9K -158 Closed
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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.