First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
BICK was delisted on the 14th of July, 2023.
34 hedge funds and large institutions have $144M invested in First Trust BICK Index Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 30 → 34 (+4)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $131M → $144M (+$12.7M)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$9.8M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.79M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.35M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$499K |
| 5 |
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Towson,
Maryland
|
+$360K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$8.74M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4.16M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.7M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$1.19M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.12M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LFG
26
LifePlan Financial Group
Dayton,
Ohio
| $28K | -$22K | -819 | -44% |
|
|
QCIG
27
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Davenport,
Iowa
| $26K | – | – | – |
|
|
TFA
28
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| $12K | -$407K | -15,142 | -97% |
|
|
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $10K | -$1.8K | -67 | -15% |
|
|
APA
30
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| $6.78K | – | – | – |
|
|
ASN
31
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $6K | +$5.38K | +200 | +541% |
|
|
32
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$4.16M | -169,516 | Closed |
|
|
33
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.7M | -69,011 | Closed |
|
|
VF
34
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$1.19M | -48,218 | Closed |
|
35
BlackRock
New York
| – | -$242 | -9 | -36% |
|
36
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$242 | -9 | -36% |
|
BICK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
34 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust BICK Index Fund (BICK) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $144M — up 9.7% from $131M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BICK positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $9.8M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $8.74M.
- 34 institutional investors held First Trust BICK Index Fund (BICK) as of Q1 2019, up from 30 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $144M of First Trust BICK Index Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new First Trust BICK Index Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest First Trust BICK Index Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $9.8M added.
- The largest First Trust BICK Index Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $8.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.