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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
JCM
126
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.02M +$387K +6,440 +24%
FFG
127
Ford Financial Group
California
$1.99M +$571K +9,518 +40%
UCI
128
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$1.97M -$571K -9,520 -22%
IA
129
Insight Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$317K +5,274 +20%
BWM
130
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.85M -$105K -1,749 -5%
KPWS
131
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$1.8M -$771K -12,851 -30%
KA
132
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.77M +$180K +3,000 +11%
BAM
133
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$1.75M +$158K +2,636 +10%
ACP
134
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$1.74M +$300K +5,005 +21%
EIA
135
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$1.73M +$200K +3,325 +13%
22CM
136
20/20 Capital Management
California
$1.73M +$45.6K +759 +3%
FIM
137
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.69M +$1.69M +28,104 New
IA
138
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.64M -$1.44M -24,066 -47%
FHC
139
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.62M +$399K +6,646 +33%
LSPW
140
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$1.54M -$65.1K -1,085 -4%
FPWM
141
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$1.49M -$6.78K -113 -0.5%
MIAN
142
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.47M +$71.2K +1,186 +5%
CFGS
143
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.41M -$1.49M -24,871 -51%
RJT
144
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.37M +$40.4K +673 +3%
SAM
145
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.32M +$601K +10,006 +83%
SB
146
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$1.3M +$491K +8,173 +60%
AFA
147
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$1.29M -$374K -6,230 -22%
TW
148
Towerpoint Wealth
California
$1.18M -$1.18M -19,718 -50%
NC
149
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.13M -$228K -3,803 -17%
IA
150
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$1.13M -$585K -9,746 -34%
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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.