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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
TC
76
TAP Consulting
Missouri
$8.17M -$39.3K -1,051 -0.5%
CAG
77
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$8.17M +$8.11M +216,822 +1,943%
BAS
78
Breakthru Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$7.9M +$8.24M +220,230 New
CIBC World Market
79
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$7.78M +$8.12M +217,001 New
TCM
80
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$7.65M +$977K +26,120 +14%
RIS
81
Richmond Investment Services
Wisconsin
$7.62M +$7.95M +212,459 New
CICC
82
Capital Investment Counsel (Colorado)
Colorado
$7.6M +$20.5K +549 +0.3%
BFA
83
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.34M +$7.66M +204,703 New
NEWAS
84
N.E.W. Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$7.27M +$549K +14,675 +8%
CFGS
85
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$7.25M +$449K +12,004 +7%
AWM
86
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$7.22M +$592K +15,819 +9%
AWS
87
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$7.14M +$2.42M +64,708 +48%
SLWA
88
San Luis Wealth Advisors
California
$7.13M +$690K +18,435 +10%
BEI
89
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$7.09M +$698K +18,658 +10%
PA
90
PSI Advisors
Florida
$7.07M +$507K +13,555 +7%
SEP
91
Southland Equity Partners
Missouri
$7.02M +$105K +2,818 +1%
GFA
92
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors
Illinois
$6.95M +$272K +7,271 +4%
WAP
93
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$6.92M +$1.84M +49,272 +34%
LFASL
94
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$6.81M +$7.11M +190,046 New
CAC
95
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$6.8M +$649K +17,340 +10%
HPC
96
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$6.79M -$1.28M -34,179 -15%
AI
97
Arvest Investments
Arkansas
$6.65M +$106K +2,823 +2%
FIA
98
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$6.63M +$333K +8,889 +5%
SIM
99
SSI Investment Management
California
$6.58M +$2.49M +66,569 +57%
AIM
100
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$6.53M -$428K -11,448 -6%
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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.