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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $794M invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

84% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 25

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $648M → $794M (+$146M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 93 (+9)

1.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.51% → 55.55% (+1%)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.12M | Put options by funds: $2.42M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
93
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10.71%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
16
Increased
46
Reduced
25
Closed
7
Calls
$2.12M
Puts
$2.42M
Net Calls
-$296K
Net Calls Change
+$4.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$45.2M
2
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$30.8M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$8.36M
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$6.25M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$3.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$34.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.68M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.61M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WEC
76
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$128K -$3.82K -50 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
77
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$99K +$15.1K +197 +20%
AA
78
Apriem Advisors
California
$93K +$86.4K +1,130 New
Envestnet Asset Management
79
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$84K +$77.7K +1,017 New
MAS
80
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$79K +$2.68K +35 +4%
MA
81
MUFG Americas
New York
$48K +$43.3K +567 +3,150%
BRWM
82
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$45K +$24.5K +320 +136%
HI
83
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$32K +$2.37K +31 +9%
PNC Financial Services Group
84
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$31K +$17.5K +229 +153%
Fifth Third Bancorp
85
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$26K +$23.7K +310 New
US Bancorp
86
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$14K +$13.3K +174 New
CFS
87
Community Financial System
New York
$9K – – –
TIM
88
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$8K – – –
EWM
89
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$7K – – –
WA
90
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$7K +$6.88K +90 New
JFA
91
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$3K +$3.13K +41 New
BRWA
92
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.23K +$15.3K +200 +1%
PMAM
93
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$123 +$7.64K +100 +7%
RJFSA
94
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$2.63M -34,354 Closed
WA
95
WESPAC Advisors
California
– -$1.88M -24,559 Closed
FAAS
96
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$1.5M -19,410 Closed
PAG
97
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
– -$246K -5,375 Closed
KCPG
98
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
– -$38K -500 Closed
FIG
99
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
– -$31K -401 Closed
MWP
100
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$4K -50 Closed
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FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

93 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $794M — up 23% from $648M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FBT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $45.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 93 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q2 2014, up from 84 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $794M of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $45.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.