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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
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502 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.65B invested in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 264 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

423% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 26

252% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 264 | Existing positions reduced: 75

59% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $7.65B (+$2.82B)

53% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 29 (+10)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 403 → 502 (+99)

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.39% → 77.96% (-1.4%)

Holders
502
Holders Change
+99
Holders Change %
+24.57%
% of All Funds
6.61%
Holding in Top 10
29
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+52.63%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
136
Increased
264
Reduced
75
Closed
26
Calls
$143K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$143K
Net Calls Change
-$101K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$148M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$141M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$81.3M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$52.9M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$49.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HAS
Horizon Advisory Services
New York
-$27.9M
2
AFS
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
-$9.12M
3
M1FG
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
-$8.33M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.85M
5
YIH
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
-$3.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFA
376
Northwest Financial Advisors
Virginia
$351K +$55.2K +1,474 +18%
TWP
377
Tempus Wealth Planning
California
$348K +$363K +9,712 New
AF
378
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$347K +$119K +3,169 +49%
TA
379
TFB Advisors
Kansas
$342K – – –
SHFP
380
Second Half Financial Partners
Florida
$336K -$13.4K -358 -4%
BPA
381
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$331K +$37.4K +1,000 +12%
PA
382
Parallel Advisors
California
$330K +$345K +9,214 New
CAP
383
Columbia Advisory Partners
Washington
$328K +$342K +9,143 New
TNBTD
384
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$313K – – –
FFC
385
Frederick Financial Consultants
Maryland
$306K +$319K +8,534 New
AWAG
386
ARS Wealth Advisors Group
Florida
$305K +$319K +8,518 New
LMKC
387
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
$301K +$78.5K +2,097 +33%
MFF
388
Michels Family Financial
Texas
$301K +$314K +8,401 New
MSAM
389
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$301K +$314K +8,386 New
FA
390
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$296K +$3.29K +88 +1%
JCM
391
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$296K +$1.53K +41 +0.5%
6F
392
626 Financial
Michigan
$293K +$63.2K +1,690 +26%
PCS
393
Private Client Services
Kentucky
$290K +$27.2K +726 +10%
CPC
394
Consolidated Planning Corp
Georgia
$288K +$300K +8,028 New
Bank of New York Mellon
395
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$285K +$39.9K +1,067 +16%
KDA
396
Kraft Davis & Associates
Missouri
$281K +$289K +7,731 New
BCA
397
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$277K +$289K +7,736 New
CFCI
398
Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional
Indiana
$277K – – –
TRCT
399
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$277K +$289K +7,717 New
NWM
400
Nova Wealth Management
Florida
$275K +$287K +7,682 New
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SDVY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

502 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $7.65B — up 59% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new SDVY positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 110 holders — while 264 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $148M. The largest seller was Horizon Advisory Services, cutting an estimated $27.9M.

  • 502 institutional investors held First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) as of Q4 2024, up from 403 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $7.65B of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF stock for Q4 2024, up 59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 26 closed out, a net change of +110 holders.
  • The largest First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was LPL Financial, an estimated $148M added.
  • The largest First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Horizon Advisory Services, an estimated $27.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.