CENTRAL TRUST Co Acquires 45,426 Shares of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF $FTLS

CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:FTLS) by 10.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 468,069 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,426 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co owned about 1.51% of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF worth $32,933,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 32.6% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 7,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 1,803 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 1,462.5% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 22,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,468,000 after purchasing an additional 1,414 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 57.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 55,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,666,000 after purchasing an additional 20,225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new stake in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $344,000.

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of FTLS stock opened at $74.26 on Wednesday. First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $65.17 and a 12 month high of $75.11. The business’s 50 day moving average is $73.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.98. The company has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 21.59 and a beta of 0.50.

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Profile

The First Trust Long\u002FShort Equity ETF (FTLS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long\u002Fshort alternatives. The fund takes both long and short position in US-listed equity with US and foreign exposure. The actively managed funds will typically be 90-100% long and 0-50% short. FTLS was launched on Sep 9, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.