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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

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: 1226 (+14)

55% more capital invested

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

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149192 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BRWA
126
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$592K -$190K -3,162 -24%
WF
127
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$580K +$79.2K +1,320 +16%
WP
128
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$545K -$25.3K -422 -4%
LCM
129
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$545K
RA
130
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$545K +$2.22K +37 +0.4%
SSWM
131
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$521K +$150K +2,500 +40%
WF
132
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$517K -$325K -5,418 -39%
GLA
133
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$472K +$132K +2,207 +39%
FWM
134
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$450K -$200K -3,335 -31%
RAM
135
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$442K +$150K +2,500 +51%
VF
136
Virtu Financial
New York
$440K +$441K +7,355 New
GRP
137
Global Retirement Partners
California
$432K -$7.92K -132 -2%
WS
138
Wedbush Securities
California
$413K +$175K +2,925 +74%
MRCM
139
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$410K +$412K +6,865 New
CIA
140
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$403K +$150K +2,500 +59%
OC
141
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$399K +$185K +3,089 +86%
SG
142
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$382K +$383K +6,381 New
NWM
143
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$375K -$28.9K -482 -7%
AW
144
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$373K +$120K +1,995 +47%
NFG
145
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$368K +$8.99K +150 +3%
DC
146
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$329K -$223K -3,716 -40%
IC
147
Innealta Capital
Texas
$312K +$313K +5,213 New
JIP
148
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$301K +$1.8K +30 +0.6%
CWM
149
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$298K +$299K +4,982 New
SMC
150
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$291K -$79.2K -1,320 -21%

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.