We are live on ! Find out more
FTSM icon

First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $425M invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 12

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5059 (+9)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $366M → $425M (+$59.8M)

11.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.78%78.81% (+11%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+18%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
28
Reduced
12
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$129M +$29.4M +490,879 +30%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$66.8M +$17.5M +291,723 +36%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$60.9M -$360K -6,003 -0.6%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.6M +$4.55M +75,822 +19%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$22.8M +$4.7M +78,415 +26%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.9M -$330K -5,500 -1%
WI
7
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$18.8M -$3.06M -50,993 -14%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10.7M +$1.73M +28,778 +19%
PFA
9
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$8.25M +$8.25M +137,595 New
CAN
10
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$6.96M +$6.37M +106,303 +1,094%
AG
11
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6.45M +$5.81M +96,867 +912%
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.44M +$6.1M +101,646 +1,762%
HFS
13
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.1M +$79.2K +1,321 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.02M +$2M +33,271 +194%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.75M +$902K +15,039 +49%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.72M +$666K +11,098 +32%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.14M +$1.72M +28,705 +407%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.04M +$2.04M +34,088 New
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.86M +$622K +10,373 +50%
WF
20
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$1.68M +$926K +15,445 +123%
PAG
21
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.29M +$1.06M +17,673 +459%
RA
22
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$1.09M -$1.84M -30,694 -63%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.07M +$137K +2,281 +15%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.04M +$50.4K +840 +5%
PNC
25
Park National Corp
Ohio
$1.02M +$1.02M +16,940 New

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

59 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $425M — up 16% from $366M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FTSM positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, cutting an estimated $3.06M.

  • 59 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q1 2017, up from 50 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $425M of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q1 2017 was WBI Investments, an estimated $3.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.