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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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192 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.7B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

375% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 12

130% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 37

117% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 26 (+14)

55% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.74B → $2.7B (+$960M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 192 (+43)

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.25% → 68.85% (+1.6%)

Holders
192
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+28.86%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+116.67%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
57
Increased
85
Reduced
37
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$226M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$118M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$115M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$57.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$40M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$28.9M
2
SAM
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
-$10.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$8.62M
4
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
-$4.17M
5
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$3.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFEC
101
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.14M -$4.17M -69,584 -79%
CC
102
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$1.05M +$1.05M +17,522 New
UCMOK
103
United Capital Management of KS
Kansas
$1.03M +$1.03M +17,148 New
SI
104
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.02M – – –
TC
105
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$997K +$997K +16,629 New
LWAC
106
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$973K +$226K +3,777 +30%
CC
107
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$936K +$938K +15,640 New
US Bancorp
108
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$907K -$513K -8,551 -36%
CFGS
109
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$902K +$533K +8,888 +143%
CCM
110
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$884K +$15.6K +260 +2%
CPIG
111
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$841K +$554K +9,237 +192%
CWM
112
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$835K -$28.9M -482,409 -97%
MMHP
113
Murphy Middleton Hinkle & Parker
Georgia
$825K +$7.5K +125 +0.9%
DI
114
DFPG Investments
Utah
$805K +$807K +13,455 New
GFPC
115
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$774K +$200K +3,343 +35%
BWM
116
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$770K +$9.83K +164 +1%
MAS
117
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$746K +$453K +7,557 +154%
AIC
118
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$700K +$702K +11,699 New
TSS
119
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$697K +$698K +11,639 New
BRWM
120
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$688K +$690K +11,500 New
TIM
121
Total Investment Management
Arizona
$677K +$677K +11,295 New
CIAS
122
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$635K +$114K +1,895 +22%
JCM
123
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$614K -$340K -5,666 -36%
OMC
124
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$605K +$162K +2,704 +37%
AWA
125
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$592K -$328K -5,473 -36%
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

192 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.7B — up 55% from $1.74B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new FTSM positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $226M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $28.9M.

  • 192 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q4 2018, up from 149 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.7B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $226M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $28.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.