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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

262 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.69B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 24

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.31%61.52% (+0.21%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 264262 (-2)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.74B → $2.69B (-$43.7M)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1817 (-1)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 114

Holders
262
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.76%
% of All Funds
4.59%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
26
Increased
96
Reduced
114
Closed
24
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$584M +$56.5M +943,334 +11%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$267M -$5.45M -90,861 -2%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$195M -$17.1M -285,498 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$164M +$918K +15,318 +0.6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$160M +$2.11M +35,129 +1%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$151M +$7.05M +117,548 +5%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$83.8M -$7.36M -122,746 -8%
UCFA
8
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$82M +$3.9M +65,044 +5%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$65.2M -$11.6M -193,484 -15%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$38M -$18.4M -307,082 -33%
CAG
11
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$37.2M +$1.51M +25,184 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$33.3M +$319K +5,322 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$30.9M -$920K -15,348 -3%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$30.8M -$173K -2,889 -0.6%
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$29.7M -$6.56M -109,402 -18%
FEG
16
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$28.5M +$5.31M +88,576 +23%
PNC
17
Park National Corp
Ohio
$23.1M +$712K +11,881 +3%
IPW
18
IronBridge Private Wealth
Texas
$20.2M +$20.2M +337,408 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$19.8M +$2.9M +48,454 +17%
SAM
20
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$19M +$427K +7,122 +2%
First Trust Advisors
21
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$18.9M +$502K +8,367 +3%
Baird Financial Group
22
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$18.4M +$1.5M +24,997 +9%
1W
23
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$18M +$2.91M +48,513 +19%
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$15.6M +$400K +6,674 +3%
CA
25
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$15.2M +$2.74M +45,782 +22%

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

262 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $2.69B — down 1.6% from $2.74B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FTSM positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $56.5M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.7M sold.

  • 262 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q3 2021, down from 264 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.69B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $56.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $18.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.