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

269 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.66B invested in First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

210% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 21

140% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 53

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1524 (+9)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 231269 (+38)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.3B → $2.66B (+$364M)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.73%67.19% (+1.5%)

Holders
269
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+16.45%
% of All Funds
5.3%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
65
Increased
127
Reduced
53
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$555M +$94.5M +1,820,916 +20%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$267M +$24.8M +478,561 +10%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$233M +$28.5M +549,175 +14%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$155M -$22.6M -435,319 -13%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$119M +$13.4M +257,856 +13%
UCFA
6
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$63.3M +$3.63M +69,977 +6%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$57.7M +$3.57M +68,864 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$46.7M +$6.44M +124,181 +16%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$44.3M +$2.88M +55,424 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$44.1M +$1.02M +19,695 +2%
First Trust Advisors
11
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$43.6M +$18.5M +357,344 +74%
HSA
12
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$43.1M +$6.51M +125,409 +18%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$35.8M -$10.2M -196,109 -22%
LFAS
14
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$29.3M +$553K +10,659 +3%
MMA
15
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$28.3M +$819K +15,777 +3%
AIM
16
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$26.4M -$2.11M -40,660 -7%
AFA
17
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$25.8M -$3.16M -60,809 -11%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$25.5M +$996K +19,189 +4%
IWA
19
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$25.3M +$25.1M +484,071 +10,478%
RBA
20
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$23.5M
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.7M +$3.34M +64,285 +18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$21.6M -$1.39M -26,876 -6%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19.7M +$3.77M +72,562 +24%
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$19.7M +$19.7M +379,855 New
3AM
25
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$19.3M -$746K -14,381 -4%

LMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

269 of the 5,075 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 Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.66B — up 16% from $2.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new LMBS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $94.5M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $22.6M.

  • 269 institutional investors held First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS) as of Q4 2019, up from 231 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.66B of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $94.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $22.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.