First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
BICK was delisted on the 14th of July, 2023.
28 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in First Trust BICK Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $109M → $126M (+$16.2M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 27 → 28 (+1)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.08M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$475K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$299K |
| 4 |
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Towson,
Maryland
|
+$274K |
| 5 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$274K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$2.42M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.11M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.07M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$953K |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$349K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
APA
26
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| $7.33K | – | – | – |
|
|
AWA
27
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $3.45K | +$3.2K | +118 | New |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
29
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$953K | -37,285 | Closed |
|
|
VF
30
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$349K | -13,749 | Closed |
|
|
CAN
31
Claraphi Advisory Network
Aliso Viejo,
United States
| – | -$110K | -4,324 | Closed |
|
|
QCIG
32
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Davenport,
Iowa
| – | -$28K | -1,095 | Closed |
|
|
ASN
33
Advisory Services Network
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$6K | -237 | Closed |
|
BICK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
28 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust BICK Index Fund (BICK) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $126M — up 15% from $109M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new BICK positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.08M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.42M.
- 28 institutional investors held First Trust BICK Index Fund (BICK) as of Q4 2019, up from 27 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $126M of First Trust BICK Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new First Trust BICK Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest First Trust BICK Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.08M added.
- The largest First Trust BICK Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $2.42M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.