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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

218 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.19B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 65

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.97B → $3.19B (+$227M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2425 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211218 (+7)

0.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.43%65.55% (+0.12%)

Holders
218
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.32%
% of All Funds
4.78%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
25
Increased
105
Reduced
65
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LNC
151
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$567K +$193K +3,217 +52%
SSWM
152
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$553K
KA
153
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$551K -$61.3K -1,019 -10%
SIG
154
Sargent Investment Group
Maryland
$550K
LCM
155
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$547K
WP
156
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$537K -$5.47K -91 -1%
WWM
157
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$532K +$533K +8,865 New
RAM
158
Redmond Asset Management
Virginia
$530K +$150K +2,500 +40%
MFG
159
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$515K +$515K +8,573 New
CRWM
160
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$495K +$256K +4,256 +107%
MC
161
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$458K +$208K +3,465 +84%
AAS
162
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$449K +$450K +7,488 New
FWM
163
Fairhaven Wealth Management
Illinois
$401K +$100K +1,664 +33%
AA
164
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$391K +$45.7K +760 +13%
AWA
165
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$384K -$129K -2,150 -25%
AW
166
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$379K +$1.56K +26 +0.4%
WP
167
WealthSource Partners
California
$375K -$1.59M -26,419 -81%
FGAM
168
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$371K +$60.4K +1,004 +19%
NWM
169
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$370K
TC
170
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$345K -$68.2K -1,134 -16%
HR
171
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$338K +$339K +5,632 New
TNBTD
172
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$326K +$20K +332 +7%
DC
173
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$315K
FFN
174
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$302K +$302K +5,016 New
SMC
175
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$300K -$17.4K -289 -5%

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

218 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $3.19B — up 7.6% from $2.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FTSM positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $57.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $65M.

  • 218 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q3 2019, up from 211 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.19B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $57.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.