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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM

276 hedge funds and large institutions have $3B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 32

2.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.39% → 61.92% (-2.5%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 284 → 276 (-8)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.3B → $3B (-$303M)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 26 (-4)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 135

Holders
276
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.82%
% of All Funds
4.85%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
29
Increased
89
Reduced
135
Closed
32
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$13.5M
2
AO
Advisor OS
Illinois
+$12.1M
3
WP
WealthSource Partners
California
+$8.87M
4
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
+$8.79M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$8.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$53.2M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$44.2M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$31.1M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$22.4M
5
GIA
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
-$21.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFS
101
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.75M -$1.35M -22,462 -33%
IWM
102
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.75M -$316K -5,268 -10%
TFS
103
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$2.74M -$3.71M -61,815 -57%
CA
104
Calton & Associates
Florida
$2.73M -$363K -6,054 -12%
CWM
105
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.73M -$516K -8,604 -16%
ACA
106
Ascension Capital Advisors
Texas
$2.61M -$1.46M -24,406 -36%
WWMSC
107
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$2.58M -$482K -8,032 -16%
MA
108
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$2.58M -$93.8K -1,563 -4%
FTUS
109
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.57M +$2.57M +42,854 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
110
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2.52M -$1.24M -20,609 -33%
HPM
111
Hudson Portfolio Management
New York
$2.51M +$2.51M +41,795 New
OMC
112
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.49M +$2.49M +41,554 New
WDC
113
Woodward Diversified Capital
California
$2.46M -$540K -9,000 -18%
CAN
114
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.46M -$2.14M -35,717 -47%
CPIG
115
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.33M -$315K -5,252 -12%
CIAS
116
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$2.31M -$125K -2,076 -5%
GWA
117
GGM Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$2.26M +$119K +1,987 +6%
CWM
118
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2.24M +$470K +7,833 +26%
CCM
119
Chiron Capital Management
Florida
$2.2M +$320K +5,330 +17%
ACA
120
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$2.19M -$811K -13,515 -27%
IWC
121
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$2.17M +$2.18M +36,269 New
SFPG
122
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$2.16M -$452K -7,537 -17%
WI
123
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$2.13M -$1.2M -19,987 -36%
OC
124
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.11M +$446K +7,426 +27%
KFGK
125
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$2.11M -$918K -15,303 -30%
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

276 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3B — down 9.2% from $3.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of FTSM and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 135 trimmed existing stakes and 89 added.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, adding an estimated $13.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $53.2M.

  • 276 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2021, down from 284 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $3B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 32 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $13.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $53.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.