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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF

145 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

317% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 6

181% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 27

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 (+3)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $864M → $1.01B (+$147M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126145 (+19)

2.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.06%63.01% (-2.1%)

Holders
145
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+15.08%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
25
Increased
76
Reduced
27
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FCAG
26
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$6.96M +$438K +8,557 +7%
IA
27
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.39M +$452K +8,837 +8%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$6.23M +$80.1K +1,566 +1%
EIA
29
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$5.96M -$1.22M -23,924 -17%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.77M +$2.06M +40,376 +55%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.29M +$1.07M +20,836 +25%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.09M +$490K +9,586 +11%
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$5.09M +$404K +7,904 +9%
SIM
34
SSI Investment Management
California
$4.92M
BFG
35
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$4.82M +$472K +9,230 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
36
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.82M +$386K +7,549 +9%
AG
37
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4.46M +$1.55M +30,353 +53%
KCM
38
Karp Capital Management
California
$4.16M +$805K +15,740 +24%
CCG
39
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$3.81M +$956K +18,705 +33%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$3.27M +$200K +3,920 +7%
SCA
41
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.18M -$47.9K -937 -1%
OMC
42
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.13M +$2.76M +54,024 +723%
FAAS
43
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.88M +$243K +4,745 +9%
TCM
44
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.84M +$2.85M +55,776 New
FHC
45
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.75M -$833K -16,284 -23%
GWM
46
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.71M +$31.5K +617 +1%
MIFH
47
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$2.66M +$286K +5,603 +12%
CAN
48
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.36M +$987K +19,310 +72%
RIS
49
Retirement Income Solutions
Michigan
$2.24M +$246K +4,806 +12%
US Bancorp
50
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.15M +$2.14M +41,914 +20,957%

LMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

145 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.01B — up 17% from $864M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new LMBS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $22.8M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $1.52M.

  • 145 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS) as of Q3 2018, up from 126 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $22.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $1.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.