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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

129 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.46B invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

413% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.59M | Put options by funds: $1.28M

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 810 (+2)

24% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 21

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 39

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.04B → $2.46B (+$423M)

5.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.53%71.68% (+5.2%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126129 (+3)

Holders
129
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
3.38%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
26
Increased
48
Reduced
39
Closed
21
Calls
$6.59M
Puts
$1.28M
Net Calls
+$5.3M
Net Calls Change
+$1.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CCS
76
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$629K +$664K +6,170 New
Creative Planning
77
Creative Planning
Kansas
$628K -$29.9K -278 -5%
WF
78
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$606K +$340K +3,155 +143%
ICAS
79
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$587K -$64.6K -600 -10%
RJT
80
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$555K +$247K +2,295 +88%
SHA
81
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$537K -$42.1K -391 -8%
VC
82
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$515K +$646 +6 +0.1%
M&T Bank
83
M&T Bank
New York
$476K +$38.5K +358 +9%
BAS
84
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$465K +$441K +4,100 New
WA
85
WFG Advisors
Texas
$445K +$15.8K +147 +4%
BRWM
86
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$441K -$326K -3,029 -44%
US Bancorp
87
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$441K +$78.3K +727 +23%
V
88
Veritable
Delaware
$439K
HI
89
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$431K +$36K +334 +10%
FFS
90
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$431K +$411K +3,814 New
PFS
91
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$390K +$25.6K +238 +7%
Northern Trust
92
Northern Trust
Illinois
$342K -$19.2K -178 -6%
Franklin Resources
93
Franklin Resources
California
$316K
KP
94
Keel Point
Alabama
$283K -$42.9K -398 -14%
NPC
95
National Planning Corporation
California
$218K -$249K -2,314 -46%
KA
96
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$216K +$206K +1,914 New
Brown Advisory
97
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$208K +$199K +1,844 New
SG Americas Securities
98
SG Americas Securities
New York
$182K -$70.7K -657 -29%
WEC
99
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$154K -$8.18K -76 -5%
AIM
100
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$140K +$5.71K +53 +4%

FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

129 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.46B — up 21% from $2.04B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new FBT positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.4M sold.

  • 129 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q4 2015, up from 126 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.46B of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $110M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $9.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.