CENTRAL TRUST Co Acquires 24,707 Shares of First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF $FTLS

CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:FTLS) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 422,643 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,707 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF were worth $30,003,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. RFG Advisory LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 26,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,827,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 87.3% during the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 7,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 48.1% during the 3rd quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 13,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $944,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:FTLS opened at $73.65 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.59 and a beta of 0.51. First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $63.67 and a 12 month high of $74.08. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $71.16 and its 200 day moving average is $71.06.

First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF Company 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.