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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 32

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.38B → $1.74B (+$360M)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 20

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 12 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145 → 149 (+4)

1.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.62% → 67.25% (+1.6%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.76%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
24
Increased
76
Reduced
32
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$169M
2
LC
Lubar & Co
Wisconsin
+$47.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$24.8M
4
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
+$22.8M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$29.5M
2
PFA
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
-$24M
3
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$17.2M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$7.47M
5
LA
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
-$4.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAS
101
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$432K – – –
Millennium Management
102
Millennium Management
New York
$431K -$166K -2,771 -28%
NWM
103
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$405K -$87K -1,450 -18%
TWM
104
Titus Wealth Management
California
$396K – – –
CFGS
105
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$372K +$372K +6,199 New
SSWM
106
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$372K +$372K +6,200 New
SMC
107
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$371K +$165K +2,752 +80%
NFG
108
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$360K +$36K +600 +11%
GLA
109
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$340K +$341K +5,687 New
Bank of Montreal
110
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$325K -$1.19M -19,852 -79%
WCM
111
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$325K +$54.9K +915 +20%
JIP
112
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$300K +$300K +5,000 New
WWMSC
113
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$298K +$51.5K +858 +21%
MAS
114
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$294K +$85.8K +1,430 +41%
RAM
115
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$293K +$293K +4,885 New
CPIG
116
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$289K +$289K +4,815 New
AWM
117
Aries Wealth Management
Maine
$288K – – –
AW
118
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$254K +$1.5K +25 +0.6%
CIA
119
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$254K +$254K +4,231 New
WS
120
Wedbush Securities
California
$238K -$639K -10,652 -73%
WIA
121
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$216K +$216K +3,600 New
OC
122
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$215K +$540 +9 +0.3%
CAM
123
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$215K +$215K +3,579 New
CWP
124
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$210K +$210K +3,496 New
CCA
125
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$180K -$42K -700 -19%
3 4
5
6 7

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

149 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.74B — up 26% from $1.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FTSM positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $169M. The largest seller was BB&T Securities, cutting an estimated $29.5M.

  • 149 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q3 2018, up from 145 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.74B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $169M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q3 2018 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $29.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.