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First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF
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256 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

136% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 14

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 64

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 24 (+4)

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $2.51B (+$412M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 240 → 256 (+16)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.78% → 82.48% (-1.3%)

Holders
256
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
3.68%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
33
Increased
144
Reduced
64
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$59M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$55M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$40.9M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$27.3M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$17.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$13.3M
2
VWA
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$12.9M
3
WI
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
-$10.7M
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$8.09M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$7.45M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
B
26
Bensler
Washington
$22.3M +$1.74M +70,012 +9%
LFG
27
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$21.3M -$1.46M -58,682 -6%
DAS
28
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$21.1M +$880K +35,327 +4%
IWC
29
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$20.4M -$190K -7,616 -0.9%
CFS
30
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$18.3M +$729K +29,277 +4%
TA
31
TruWealth Advisors
Louisiana
$18M +$264K +10,578 +2%
PNC
32
Park National Corp
Ohio
$17.9M +$571K +22,903 +3%
CWP
33
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$16.6M +$210K +8,419 +1%
OPAM
34
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$16.6M +$16.4M +659,633 New
CIAS
35
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$16.3M +$15M +600,297 +1,263%
KPWS
36
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$15.9M +$15.5M +622,702 +5,252%
Focus Partners Wealth
37
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$15.4M +$1.32M +52,963 +9%
NL
38
Navalign LLC
California
$13.1M +$390K +15,672 +3%
GPWA
39
Great Point Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$13.1M -$51.9K -2,082 -0.4%
PJWM
40
Philip James Wealth Mangement
Georgia
$12.7M +$435K +17,477 +4%
RJFSA
41
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$12.4M -$7.45M -299,258 -38%
SW
42
SlateStone Wealth
Florida
$11.5M -$842K -33,816 -7%
WCFA
43
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$11.4M +$5.49M +220,368 +95%
KAS
44
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$11.3M +$2.02M +81,091 +22%
DWM
45
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$11.2M -$435K -17,444 -4%
FF
46
Financial Futures
New Jersey
$10.9M +$530K +21,261 +5%
Mariner
47
Mariner
Kansas
$10.9M +$444K +17,808 +4%
CJH
48
Christopher J. Hasenberg
Wisconsin
$10.8M +$10.8M +433,884 New
PAG
49
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$10.7M -$133K -5,349 -1%
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.7M -$748K -30,012 -7%
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UCON Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

256 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $2.51B — up 20% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new UCON positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $59M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.

  • 256 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) as of Q3 2024, up from 240 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF stock for Q3 2024, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 14 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $59M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.