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First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF
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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: 17 → 25 (+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: 171 → 183 (+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
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CG
CFO4Life Group
Texas
+$25.8M
2
LFG
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
+$19.8M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$19.2M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$16.7M
5
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CW
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
-$25.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$12.4M
3
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$10M
4
RA
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
-$9.86M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EIG
76
Ellenbecker Investment Group
Wisconsin
$3.1M +$152K +6,349 +5%
CAC
77
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$2.83M +$2.82M +117,301 New
WSTAM
78
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$2.79M +$527K +21,972 +23%
BAWC
79
Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting
Texas
$2.73M +$214K +8,908 +9%
MWM
80
MBE Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.71M +$288 +12 +0%
NCM
81
Northwest Capital Management
Oregon
$2.61M -$532K -22,164 -17%
AWA
82
Alta Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.55M – – –
CA
83
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$2.37M +$527K +21,946 +29%
VCM
84
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.2M +$391K +16,305 +22%
BBA
85
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$2.17M +$1.51M +62,844 +230%
FHA
86
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.15M +$275K +11,447 +15%
CCFM
87
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$2.14M -$306K -12,742 -13%
FPF
88
First Pacific Financial
Washington
$1.96M +$792K +32,989 +68%
B
89
Bridgeworth
Alabama
$1.75M +$1.75M +72,713 New
CA
90
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$1.73M +$32.1K +1,338 +2%
PAG
91
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$1.73M +$43.5K +1,812 +3%
FF
92
Financial Futures
New Jersey
$1.68M +$1.67M +69,628 New
RWPA
93
Richard W. Paul & Associates
Michigan
$1.61M +$1.6M +66,841 New
AWS
94
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.58M +$222K +9,266 +16%
WA
95
WESPAC Advisors
California
$1.52M – – –
RJA
96
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.48M -$25.9K -1,078 -2%
EE
97
EWG Elevate
California
$1.43M +$67.7K +2,820 +5%
CCA
98
Childress Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.42M -$247K -10,273 -15%
TFS
99
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.4M +$340K +14,174 +32%
SWM
100
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$1.32M +$1.28M +53,403 +3,500%
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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.