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

198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

330% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 10

154% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 39

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.56B (+$296M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 169198 (+29)

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.45%61.63% (-0.82%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1413 (-1)

Holders
198
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+17.16%
% of All Funds
4.29%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
43
Increased
99
Reduced
39
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BTS
26
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$11.3M +$3.74M +73,166 +50%
SPIA
27
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$10.3M +$9.67M +188,958 +1,621%
Renaissance Technologies
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.74M +$3.18M +62,100 +49%
GBT
29
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$9.73M -$73.4K -1,434 -0.7%
CCM
30
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$9.17M +$151K +2,944 +2%
BCP
31
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$9.14M +$1.62M +31,583 +22%
AG
32
Advisor Group
Arizona
$8.85M +$3.36M +65,759 +62%
WI
33
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$7.28M +$152K +2,970 +2%
PA
34
Prism Advisors
California
$7.16M -$442K -8,630 -6%
SIM
35
SSI Investment Management
California
$7.09M +$48.3K +943 +0.7%
IA
36
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.94M +$1.54M +30,192 +29%
SCA
37
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$6.68M +$664K +12,969 +11%
WP
38
WealthSource Partners
California
$6.17M +$3.99M +77,895 +184%
KCM
39
Karp Capital Management
California
$5.94M +$741K +14,485 +14%
MIFH
40
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$5.91M +$2.62M +51,158 +80%
First Trust Advisors
41
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.9M +$5.68M +111,073 +2,780%
HighTower Advisors
42
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.62M -$94.5K -1,847 -2%
BFG
43
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$5.59M -$270K -5,271 -5%
EIA
44
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$5.47M -$1.96M -38,387 -26%
Janney Montgomery Scott
45
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.18M -$93K -1,818 -2%
CAN
46
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.14M +$44.1K +862 +0.9%
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$5M -$339K -6,634 -6%
CCG
48
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$4.96M +$776K +15,170 +19%
CSIC
49
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$4.94M +$2.63M +51,419 +115%
HFS
50
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.75M +$4.35M +85,010 +1,101%

LMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

198 of the 4,620 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 Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.56B — up 23% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new LMBS positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $48.9M. The largest seller was Arlington Financial Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.9M sold.

  • 198 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS) as of Q1 2019, up from 169 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.56B of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $48.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Arlington Financial Advisors, an estimated $25.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.