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First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF

388 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.1B invested in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.64%78.25% (-0.38%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.33B → $6.1B (-$235M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 400388 (-12)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4743 (-4)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 44

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 182

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $12.8M

Holders
388
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-3%
% of All Funds
6.09%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.51%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
36
Increased
140
Reduced
182
Closed
44
Calls
Puts
$12.8M
Net Calls
-$12.8M
Net Calls Change
-$12.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$970M -$57.7M -968,975 -6%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$615M -$15.4M -257,957 -2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$507M -$40.8M -684,694 -7%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$328M -$4.55M -76,359 -1%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$263M +$4.49M +75,263 +2%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$182M +$594K +9,962 +0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$171M -$2.1M -35,241 -1%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$167M +$15.7M +263,919 +10%
First Trust Advisors
9
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$109M -$10.2M -171,949 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$107M -$8.69M -145,890 -8%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$96.8M +$97.1M +1,628,962 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$86.1M -$4.34M -72,748 -5%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$86.1M +$15.2M +255,830 +21%
TAM
14
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$82.4M -$5.99M -100,476 -7%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$79.5M -$15.3M -257,567 -16%
JAWM
16
J. Arnold Wealth Management
Ohio
$78.7M +$79M +1,325,375 New
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$75M +$21.7M +364,947 +41%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$70.6M -$8.39M -140,726 -11%
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
$55.1M +$24.1M +403,764 +77%
CAG
20
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$54M +$177K +2,971 +0.3%
CAS
21
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$47.6M -$11.3M -188,944 -19%
Mariner
22
Mariner
Kansas
$47.1M -$9.29M -155,920 -16%
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$44.4M -$40.1M -672,323 -47%
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$40M +$2.04M +34,176 +5%
GI
25
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$39.7M +$39.8M +667,854 New

FTSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

388 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $6.1B — down 3.7% from $6.33B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of FTSM and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 182 trimmed existing stakes and 140 added.

The largest buyer was Prostatis Group, adding an estimated $145M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $57.7M.

  • 388 institutional investors held First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) as of Q2 2023, down from 400 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $6.1B of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF stock for Q2 2023, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 44 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Prostatis Group, an estimated $145M added.
  • The largest First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $57.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.