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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $541M invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 4

112% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 17

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.11M | Put options by funds: $2.03M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6479 (+15)

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $445M → $541M (+$95.9M)

1.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.27%55.61% (+1.3%)

Holders
79
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+23.44%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
20
Increased
36
Reduced
17
Closed
4
Calls
$4.11M
Puts
$2.03M
Net Calls
+$2.08M
Net Calls Change
+$1.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIG
26
American International Group
New York
$2M +$664K +10,123 +54%
B
27
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.86M -$400K -6,098 -18%
IH
28
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.68M +$244K +3,721 +18%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.47M +$455K +6,940 +49%
BFEC
30
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.37M +$188K +2,859 +17%
SB
31
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.32M +$252K +3,835 +25%
FHC
32
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.29M +$466K +7,098 +61%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.29M -$45.5K -694 -4%
SAG
34
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$1.21M -$985K -15,015 -46%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.12M -$1.03M -15,701 -49%
BFIC
36
Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling
California
$1.12M -$24.6K -375 -2%
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.05M +$133K +2,026 +15%
William Blair & Company
38
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$992K
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$929K +$286K +4,364 +48%
SHA
40
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$818K +$490K +7,473 +172%
FAAS
41
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$804K +$35.8K +546 +5%
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$778K +$90.9K +1,385 +14%
PI
43
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$759K +$185K +2,814 +35%
UCFA
44
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$747K -$66 -1 -0%
LIM
45
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$713K +$13.1K +200 +2%
VFS
46
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$678K +$643K +9,798 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$676K +$126K +1,921 +24%
HI
48
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$591K -$44.9K -684 -7%
FFS
49
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$591K +$560K +8,542 New
SFI
50
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$590K +$559K +8,525 New

FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

79 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $541M — up 22% from $445M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FBT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was Stadion Money Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.77M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q4 2013, up from 64 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $541M of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $16.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $2.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.