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First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF

183 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19

47% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1725 (+8)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.18B (+$163M)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 63

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171183 (+12)

2.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.61%83% (+2.4%)

Holders
183
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+7.02%
% of All Funds
2.94%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+47.06%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
33
Increased
73
Reduced
63
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$12.1M +$1.47M +61,418 +14%
B
27
Bensler
Washington
$12.1M +$582K +24,258 +5%
GPWA
28
Great Point Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$11.9M +$7.48M +311,579 +172%
Cetera Investment Advisers
29
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$11.7M +$9.27M +386,391 +389%
CFD
30
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$10.8M -$214K -8,897 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.6M -$3.83M -159,720 -27%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$10.4M +$3.45M +143,536 +50%
EC
33
EdgeRock Capital
Colorado
$9.87M +$8.87M +369,731 +932%
AWA
34
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$9.57M +$832K +34,651 +10%
FAIM
35
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$9.28M +$1.24M +51,467 +15%
PGWM
36
Pitti Group Wealth Management
New York
$9.24M -$464K -19,331 -5%
SPC
37
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$9.23M -$652K -27,157 -7%
OWA
38
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$9.13M +$1.01M +42,101 +13%
QA
39
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$8.78M -$31.9K -1,327 -0.4%
Mariner
40
Mariner
Kansas
$8.72M +$4.87M +202,969 +128%
VC
41
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$8.71M -$151K -6,298 -2%
CW
42
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
$7.93M -$25.1M -1,045,470 -76%
LFGH
43
Lee Financial Group Hawaii
Hawaii
$7.76M -$200K -8,318 -3%
WCFA
44
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$7.65M +$147K +6,132 +2%
CWP
45
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$7.05M +$7.02M +292,315 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
46
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$7.01M +$639K +26,610 +10%
SI
47
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$6.77M -$1.61M -67,245 -19%
CPIG
48
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$6.51M +$765K +31,881 +14%
SG
49
StoneX Group
New York
$6.42M -$73.3K -3,054 -1%
RCAG
50
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$6.26M -$1.32M -55,019 -17%

UCON Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

183 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.18B — up 16% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new UCON positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CFO4Life Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.8M. The largest seller was Connectus Wealth, cutting an estimated $25.1M.

  • 183 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) as of Q4 2022, up from 171 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was CFO4Life Group, an estimated $25.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Connectus Wealth, an estimated $25.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.