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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
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399 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.64B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.76% → 75.22% (-0.53%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.8B → $4.64B (-$159M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 417 → 399 (-18)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 184

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 43

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 25 (-8)

Holders
399
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-4.32%
% of All Funds
5.24%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.24%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
33
Increased
146
Reduced
184
Closed
43
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$30.5M
2
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$23.8M
3
SFWA
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
+$20M
4
CAG
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
+$17.7M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$17M

Top Sellers

1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$82.6M
2
PA
Paragon Advisors
Texas
-$62.8M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$24.3M
4
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$23.7M
5
HAFG
Hansen & Associates Financial Group
California
-$18.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFA
201
Brown Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.45M +$523K +8,719 +56%
MFN
202
Midwest Financial Network
Illinois
$1.41M +$23K +383 +2%
FHC
203
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.34M -$1.64M -27,363 -55%
UCI
204
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$1.32M -$1.5K -25 -0.1%
PW
205
Paladin Wealth
Minnesota
$1.31M +$247K +4,124 +23%
EE
206
EWG Elevate
California
$1.27M -$3.08M -51,348 -71%
WFS
207
Weitzel Financial Services
Iowa
$1.27M +$20.2K +337 +2%
FIA
208
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$1.27M -$364K -6,070 -22%
GSEP
209
Golden State Equity Partners
California
$1.24M -$72.9K -1,216 -6%
MMA
210
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$1.24M – – –
TYCC
211
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.21M -$180K -3,000 -13%
KNW
212
Kesler Norman & Wride
Utah
$1.21M +$36.1K +601 +3%
WS
213
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.18M -$444K -7,410 -27%
NS
214
NBC Securities
Alabama
$1.15M -$698K -11,631 -38%
AssetMark Inc
215
AssetMark Inc
California
$1.15M -$596K -9,935 -34%
PA
216
Paragon Advisors
Texas
$1.12M -$62.8M -1,047,130 -98%
LMKC
217
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
$1.12M -$103K -1,715 -8%
CA
218
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$1.12M -$66K -1,101 -6%
KA
219
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.12M -$16.9K -282 -1%
PPWP
220
Premier Path Wealth Partners
New Jersey
$1.12M +$8.64K +144 +0.8%
IWA
221
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$1.09M +$857K +14,291 +360%
CIA
222
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$1.09M -$207K -3,456 -16%
MIM
223
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$1.07M – – –
WWA
224
Wisconsin Wealth Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.05M -$229K -3,820 -18%
PCG
225
Prosperity Consulting Group
Maryland
$1.04M -$41.9K -698 -4%
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FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

399 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $4.64B — down 3.3% from $4.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of FTSM and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 184 trimmed existing stakes and 146 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $82.6M sold.

  • 399 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q3 2025, down from 417 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $4.64B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q3 2025, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 43 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $30.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.