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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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253 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.25B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

195% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 19

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 253 (+35)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 83

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 26 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.19B → $3.25B (+$52.9M)

0.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.55% → 65.93% (+0.38%)

Holders
253
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+16.06%
% of All Funds
4.99%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
56
Increased
94
Reduced
83
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$29.8M
2
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$21.2M
3
VCM
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
+$19.3M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$12.9M
5
IF
IRON Financial
Illinois
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
PA
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
-$20.9M
2
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$20.5M
3
HIS
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
-$18.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$14.6M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$14.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GCMG
151
Gyroscope Capital Management Group
Florida
$883K +$94.8K +1,577 +12%
TI
152
tru Independence
Oregon
$841K +$856K +14,242 New
IFAM
153
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$806K -$1.77M -29,401 -69%
WEPOG
154
Wealth Enhancement & Preservation of GA
Georgia
$791K +$790K +13,144 New
HF
155
HRT Financial
New York
$783K +$784K +13,047 New
WIA
156
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$737K +$30.7K +510 +4%
WAS
157
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$726K +$727K +12,095 New
AWA
158
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$711K -$98.1K -1,632 -12%
AC
159
Avestar Capital
New York
$709K +$710K +11,805 New
WMA
160
Wealth Management Associates
New Jersey
$700K -$2.1K -35 -0.3%
KA
161
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$699K +$148K +2,456 +27%
LNC
162
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$677K +$110K +1,822 +19%
WWM
163
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$664K +$132K +2,195 +25%
CC
164
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$639K -$301K -5,000 -32%
CCM
165
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$634K -$51.8K -861 -8%
STA
166
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$631K +$631K +10,500 New
FFN
167
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$620K +$319K +5,304 +106%
MAS
168
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$616K – – –
NFG
169
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$605K -$30.1K -500 -5%
CCB
170
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$601K -$35.4K -589 -6%
Rockefeller Capital Management
171
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$601K +$601K +10,001 New
AT
172
Arden Trust
Delaware
$597K -$35.7K -594 -6%
VAG
173
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$589K -$1.56K -26 -0.3%
SS
174
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$577K -$279K -4,644 -33%
SFP
175
Strategic Financial Partners
Oregon
$573K +$573K +9,531 New
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

253 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $3.25B — up 1.7% from $3.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new FTSM positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $29.8M. The largest seller was Planning Alternatives, cutting an estimated $20.9M.

  • 253 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q4 2019, up from 218 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.25B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $29.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Planning Alternatives, an estimated $20.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.