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First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF

160 hedge funds and large institutions have $895M invested in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

154% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 13

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 813 (+5)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141160 (+19)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $832M → $895M (+$62.8M)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.6%74.6% (-0.01%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 62

Holders
160
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+13.48%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+62.5%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
33
Increased
55
Reduced
62
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$117M +$26M +1,040,443 +28%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$109M +$9.54M +381,943 +9%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$48.9M +$6.57M +263,105 +15%
HI
4
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$30.1M +$30.7M +1,227,448 New
First Trust Advisors
5
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$28.9M -$7.29M -291,707 -20%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.7M +$2.96M +118,454 +11%
VWA
7
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$21.7M +$7.08M +283,275 +47%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$20.1M +$502K +20,076 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19.6M -$8.54M -341,989 -30%
DWM
10
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$17.6M -$1.37M -54,979 -7%
TWM
11
Tolleson Wealth Management
Texas
$17.5M +$16.2M +647,983 +994%
PAG
12
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$17.1M +$5.96M +238,470 +52%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$16.4M +$970K +38,810 +6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$16.1M +$7.42M +297,015 +83%
JWM
15
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$15.7M -$1.32M -52,747 -8%
MAM
16
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$13.2M -$1.1M -44,173 -8%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$11.3M +$1.92M +76,658 +20%
B
18
Bensler
Washington
$11.2M +$11.4M +455,130 New
FPF
19
First Pacific Financial
Washington
$11M +$9.56M +382,786 +569%
CFD
20
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$10.9M +$186K +7,429 +2%
Baird Financial Group
21
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$10.9M +$11.1M +445,200 New
MWM
22
Mattern Wealth Management
Kansas
$10.7M -$1.24M -49,510 -10%
SI
23
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$10.5M -$1.08M -43,027 -9%
PGWM
24
Pitti Group Wealth Management
New York
$10M -$187K -7,502 -2%
RA
25
RiverTree Advisors
Florida
$9.68M -$304K -12,162 -3%

UCON Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

160 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $895M — up 7.5% from $832M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new UCON positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $19.1M.

  • 160 institutional investors held First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF (UCON) as of Q2 2022, up from 141 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $895M of First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF stock for Q2 2022, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 13 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $19.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.