First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF
FAAR
4 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44M invested in First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.
300% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1 → 4 (+3)
50.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 50.02% (+50%)
48% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.75M → $1.44M (-$1.31M)
100% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 0 | Existing positions reduced: 1
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IH
IFC Holdings
Tampa,
Florida
|
+$382K |
| 2 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.14K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.66M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Jane Street
New York
| $1.05M | -$1.66M | -57,472 | -61% |
|
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IH
2
IFC Holdings
Tampa,
Florida
| $380K | +$382K | +13,200 | New |
|
|
SFS
3
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
| $4K | +$3.82K | +132 | New |
|
|
LTFS
4
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $2K | +$2.14K | +74 | New |
|
FAAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
4 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.44M — down 48% from $2.75M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new FAAR positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was IFC Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $382K. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $1.66M.
- 4 institutional investors held First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) as of Q4 2016, up from 1 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.44M of First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 48% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 0 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was IFC Holdings, an estimated $382K added.
- The largest First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.