First Trust Preferred Securities and Income logo

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income

FPEARCA

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income is an exchange-traded fund on ARCA. As of Q3 2025, 423 institutional investors hold shares in this ETF, with total holdings valued at $4.2B. MORGAN STANLEY is the largest holder with a position valued at $951.0M.

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in FPE as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions
423
Value Held
$4.2B
Shares Held
230.4M
Avg Position
$9.9M
Median Position
$765.2K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds
6
Value Held
$25.7M
Shares Held
1.4M
Avg Position
$4.3M
Median Position
$651.6K

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in FPE as of Q3 2025

InstitutionPosition Value
MORGAN STANLEY logo
MORGAN STANLEY
RIA/Wealth
$951.0M
0.06% of portfolio
$460.1M
0.08% of portfolio
$279.2M
0.06% of portfolio
L
$258.7M
0.08% of portfolio
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group AG
Institution
$180.6M
0.04% of portfolio
$162.1M
0.05% of portfolio
$138.8M
0.01% of portfolio
$82.8M
0.02% of portfolio
$73.2M
1.06% of portfolio
$59.5M
0.07% of portfolio

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for FPE in Q3 2025

Traded
+$139.1M
Buyers
231
Sellers
175
Total Bought
+$311.5M
Total Sold
$172.4M
Avg Position
$9.0M

Biggest Buyers

InstitutionNet Bought
+$60.1M
+3.3M shares
+$34.3M
+1.8M shares
+$19.0M
+1.0M shares
+$17.6M
+978.0K shares
+$15.1M
+827.7K shares
MORGAN STANLEY logo
MORGAN STANLEY
RIA/Wealth
+$13.1M
+718.7K shares
+$12.0M
+660.6K shares
BARCLAYS PLC logo
BARCLAYS PLC
Institution
+$9.4M
+517.9K shares
+$8.4M
+461.9K shares
P
Price Capital Management, Inc.
Hedge FundLong/Short
+$7.4M
+402.9K shares

Biggest Sellers

InstitutionNet Sold
$32.6M
1.8M shares
$25.0M
1.4M shares
STONEBRIDGE ADVISORS LLC logo
STONEBRIDGE ADVISORS LLC
Long Only Manager
$16.8M
920.5K shares
$14.0M
786.4K shares
$11.0M
601.6K shares
$9.0M
508.0K shares
$5.9M
320.8K shares
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group AG
Institution
$5.7M
311.2K shares
$5.3M
298.7K shares
$4.2M
229.9K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited FPE in Q3 2025

New Positions
19
New Value
$15.8M
Exited Positions
42
Exited Value
$97.2M

New Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
$5.0M
272.4K shares
$3.8M
208.8K shares
$2.3M
124.5K shares
$1.9M
103.9K shares
$1.3M
70.1K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC logo
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$330.9K
18.1K shares
$276.4K
15.2K shares
$252.7K
13.9K shares
$202.1K
11.1K shares
$198.7K
10.9K shares

Exited Positions

InstitutionPrevious Position
$32.6M
1.8M shares
$25.0M
1.4M shares
$14.0M
786.4K shares
$9.0M
508.0K shares
$5.3M
298.7K shares
$2.2M
24.0K shares
$1.9M
1.9M shares
$1.2M
69.3K shares
$1.1M
62.3K shares
$771.3K
43.3K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in FPE as of Q3 2025

Call Positions
1
Call Value
$186.0K
Put Positions
1
Put Value
-

Call Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC logo
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$186.0K
102.0 contracts

Put Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC logo
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
-
- contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with FPE as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

InstitutionPortfolio Weight
STONEBRIDGE ADVISORS LLC logo
STONEBRIDGE ADVISORS LLC
Long Only Manager
86.46%
$3.1M
13.82%
$38.4M
P
Price Capital Management, Inc.
Hedge FundLong/Short
8.63%
$7.4M
5.12%
$8.4M
4.63%
$10.6M
3.84%
$9.0M
3.84%
$26.0M
3.57%
$4.3M
3.43%
$7.2M
3.21%
$5.2M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in FPE

WINEBRENNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC logo
WINEBRENNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
Portfolio ManagerEarl George Winebrenner
Portfolio Value
$137.9M
Positions
133
Last Reported
Q3 2025
AddressLouisville, KY
Sector Allocation
ETF: 56.90%ETFTechnology: 9.80%TechnologyFinancial Services: 5.00%Energy: 4.60%Consumer Defensive: 3.80%Communication Services: 3.60%Consumer Cyclical: 3.40%Real Estate: 1.70%Industrials: 1.50%Basic Materials: 1.10%Healthcare: 0.30%Utilities: 0.20%
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income logo

Position in First Trust Preferred Securities and Income

Market Value
$760.2K
Shares Held
41.7K
Portfolio Weight
0.55%
Owned Since
2024-Q4
Top HoldingSectorMarket ValueWeight
ETF
ETF
$6.4M4.66%
2
Nvidia logo
Nvidia
NVDA
Semiconductors
Technology
$6.3M4.58%
ETF
ETF
$5.6M4.08%

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