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First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF
NTRL

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.1M invested in First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 8

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 58 (+13)

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.09% → 75.45% (-0.64%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.1M → $62.1M (-$10.1M)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 18

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+28.89%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
15
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$2.59M
2
OFS
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
+$1.35M
3
OWM
OneAscent Wealth Management
Alabama
+$1.19M
4
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
+$1.07M
5
FWP
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
+$980K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
-$14M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$2.02M
3
FTCM
First Trust Capital Management
Illinois
-$2.01M
4
VCM
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
-$1.62M
5
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OP
26
ORG Partners
Indiana
$795K +$792K +39,474 New
VWA
27
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$739K +$737K +36,752 New
VCM
28
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$725K +$156K +7,774 +28%
BBA
29
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$623K +$402K +20,056 +184%
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$610K +$608K +30,316 New
QWM
31
Quaker Wealth Management
New Jersey
$591K +$589K +29,378 New
SWA
32
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$471K +$219K +10,902 +87%
CHAM
33
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$466K +$465K +23,165 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$410K -$377K -18,788 -48%
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$389K -$1.1M -54,852 -74%
MML Investors Services
36
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$386K -$71.6K -3,572 -16%
Cetera Investment Advisers
37
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$314K -$241 -12 -0.1%
CA
38
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$302K +$301K +15,009 New
MCM
39
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$296K -$14M -695,725 -98%
BEI
40
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$285K +$172K +8,600 +155%
MSAM
41
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$266K +$1K +50 +0.4%
FFA
42
First Foundation Advisors
California
$257K +$257K +12,792 New
T
43
TRUADVICE
Florida
$223K -$13.2K -656 -6%
ARC
44
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
$206K +$204K +10,189 New
MWM
45
Maripau Wealth Management
Indiana
$203K -$2.13K -106 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$38K +$37.6K +1,873 New
CAL
47
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
AWM
48
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$7.73K +$7.7K +384 New
AF
49
Allworth Financial
California
$5.07K +$5.05K +252 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
50
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5K +$2.45K +122 +88%
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NTRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

58 of the 6,277 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF (NTRL) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $62.1M — down 14% from $72.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new NTRL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atria Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.59M. The largest seller was Mainstay Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14M.

  • 58 institutional investors held First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF (NTRL) as of Q1 2023, up from 45 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $62.1M of First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 8 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Atria Investments, an estimated $2.59M added.
  • The largest First Trust Equity Market Neutral ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Mainstay Capital Management, an estimated $14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.