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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
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178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

148% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 40

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $829M → $1.11B (+$285M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 178 (+11)

5.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.7% → 77.42% (+5.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

Holders
178
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.59%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
23
Increased
99
Reduced
40
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$74.8M
2
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$45.7M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$27.8M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$27.3M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$15.6M

Top Sellers

1
RIA
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
-$4.94M
2
CWM
Castle Wealth Management
Florida
-$3.75M
3
SHFP
Second Half Financial Partners
Florida
-$3.49M
4
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$2.46M
5
MWM
Mattern Wealth Management
Kansas
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPIA
26
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$6.17M -$1.65M -56,505 -21%
Janney Montgomery Scott
27
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.15M +$162K +5,562 +3%
CAN
28
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$6.1M +$150K +5,126 +2%
PVI
29
Pine Valley Investments
New Jersey
$6.01M +$165K +5,649 +3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
30
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5.93M +$481K +16,470 +9%
DADC
31
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$5.9M +$3.24M +110,933 +113%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.72M +$4.89M +167,505 +472%
PSCM
33
Per Stirling Capital Management
Texas
$5.58M -$213K -7,312 -4%
IWC
34
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$5.16M +$1.22M +41,860 +30%
AWM
35
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$5.14M -$1.31M -44,881 -20%
WWM
36
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$5.03M +$1.95M +66,885 +60%
KAS
37
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$4.96M -$33K -1,132 -0.6%
IFG
38
Independent Financial Group
California
$4.92M +$561K +19,202 +12%
TC
39
TAP Consulting
Missouri
$4.69M -$221K -7,559 -4%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$4.19M +$553K +18,953 +15%
WI
41
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$4.14M +$3.63M +124,493 +559%
GLA
42
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4.12M +$97.2K +3,330 +2%
AWM
43
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$4.11M +$457K +15,645 +12%
FPWM
44
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$4.01M +$524K +17,944 +14%
FHC
45
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.98M +$786K +26,912 +24%
SAM
46
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.96M +$967K +33,138 +31%
NW
47
Naviter Wealth
Arkansas
$3.59M +$18.8K +643 +0.5%
KWM
48
Kolinsky Wealth Management
New Jersey
$3.46M -$122K -4,168 -3%
BFEC
49
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3.19M +$1.14M +39,126 +53%
JMPWA
50
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$3.18M -$37.6K -1,287 -1%
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SDVY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

178 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $1.11B — up 34% from $829M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new SDVY positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $74.8M. The largest seller was Regal Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.94M.

  • 178 institutional investors held First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) as of Q3 2023, up from 167 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF stock for Q3 2023, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $74.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Regal Investment Advisors, an estimated $4.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.