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First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4343 (0)

1.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.47%70.25% (-1.2%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $125M (-$28.8M)

Holders
43
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
10
Increased
15
Reduced
14
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BSW
26
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$331K +$349K +13,705 New
HT
27
HighTower Trust
Texas
$318K
SI
28
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$287K +$303K +11,900 New
AWM
29
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$272K -$71.4K -2,809 -20%
LI
30
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$269K -$3.05K -120 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$256K -$14.4K -568 -5%
TSS
32
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$243K +$256K +10,049 New
SS
33
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$242K -$103K -4,057 -29%
CPIG
34
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$227K +$203 +8 +0.1%
NFG
35
Next Financial Group
Texas
$221K -$184K -7,250 -44%
IWP
36
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$219K -$22.4K -880 -9%
GWM
37
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$149K
TPWA
38
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$113K +$18.6K +733 +19%
AWA
39
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$49.1K +$49.1K +1,929 +1,820%
Morgan Stanley
40
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5K -$12.2K -480 -69%
APWM
41
Atlas Private Wealth Management
New York
$4K
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3K +$3.61K +142 New
IAA
43
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$7.95M -307,258 Closed
SS
44
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
-$708K -27,363 Closed
GIA
45
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
-$366K -14,137 Closed
JWCA
46
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
-$305K -11,788 Closed
QAM
47
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
-$294K -11,379 Closed
WAS
48
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
-$235K -9,109 Closed
BCI
49
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$161K -6,216 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
50
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$50K -1,917 Closed

UCON Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

43 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $125M — down 19% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new UCON positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.71M. The largest seller was Independent Advisor Alliance, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.95M sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) as of Q1 2020, unchanged from Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $125M of First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.71M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Independent Advisor Alliance, an estimated $7.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.