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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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210 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 23

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 58

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 192 → 210 (+18)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.7B → $2.91B (+$204M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 27 (+1)

0.98% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.85% → 67.87% (-0.98%)

Holders
210
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+9.38%
% of All Funds
4.55%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
42
Increased
91
Reduced
58
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$87.3M
2
PA
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
+$67.2M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$19.2M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$15.9M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$13.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$37.5M
2
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$28.8M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$16.7M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$15M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$14.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFA
201
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$7K +$7.56K +126 New
FAM
202
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$6K +$824K +13,743 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
203
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$4K -$59.4K -990 -94%
DAM
204
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$4K – – –
OFW
205
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$3K +$3.24K +54 New
RFM
206
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$2K -$2.72M -45,430 -100%
AF
207
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$2K – – –
JFA
208
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2K – – –
TWM
209
Titus Wealth Management
California
$610 +$130K +2,165 +27%
FF
210
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
– -$7.03M -117,517 Closed
PWA
211
Peterson Wealth Advisors
Utah
– -$5.59M -93,369 Closed
WAS
212
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$3.25M -54,385 Closed
PPW
213
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
– -$1.85M -30,933 Closed
BCP
214
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
– -$1.49M -24,927 Closed
BAAM
215
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
– -$1.19M -19,924 Closed
GFPC
216
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$774K -12,938 Closed
TSS
217
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$697K -11,639 Closed
OMC
218
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$605K -10,102 Closed
IC
219
Innealta Capital
Texas
– -$312K -5,213 Closed
WCM
220
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$273K -4,562 Closed
NFG
221
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$271K -4,524 Closed
GAB
222
German American Bancorp
Indiana
– -$207K -3,462 Closed
CCA
223
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
– -$168K -2,800 Closed
AIC
224
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$162K -2,706 Closed
W
225
WealthOne
New York
– -$128K -2,144 Closed
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

210 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.91B — up 7.6% from $2.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FTSM positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $87.3M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $37.5M.

  • 210 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2019, up from 192 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.91B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $87.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $37.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.