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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
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111 hedge funds and large institutions have $292M invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 9

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.62M | Put options by funds: $2.24M

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $274M → $292M (+$17.5M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 107 → 111 (+4)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.81% → 33.81% (+0.01%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 48

Holders
111
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.74%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
15
Increased
27
Reduced
48
Closed
9
Calls
$3.62M
Puts
$2.24M
Net Calls
+$1.37M
Net Calls Change
+$228K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.94M
2
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
+$4.46M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.28M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.29M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$1.68M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$5.65M
2
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$4.23M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$2.81M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.32M
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LAM
76
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$85K +$83.4K +850 New
US Bancorp
77
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$71K -$58.9K -600 -46%
PMAM
78
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$70K -$19.6K -200 -22%
Barclays
79
Barclays
United Kingdom
$64K – – –
MA
80
MUFG Americas
New York
$58K – – –
WP
81
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$50.1K -$1.47K -15 -3%
GWM
82
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$46K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
83
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$44K – – –
PWM
84
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$40K +$39.2K +400 New
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$34K -$9.81K -100 -23%
BFEC
86
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$33K – – –
IWMPD
87
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$30K +$29.4K +300 New
MWM
88
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$25K -$1.3M -13,276 -98%
S
89
SignatureFD
Georgia
$20K +$1.77K +18 +10%
JFA
90
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$20K +$15.7K +160 +390%
CHP
91
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$20K +$20.6K +210 New
CFA
92
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$16K – – –
AIP
93
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$14K – – –
SFG
94
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
MA
95
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$12K – – –
Mariner
96
Mariner
Kansas
$11K +$10.8K +110 New
HNB
97
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$10K – – –
SSB
98
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$10K – – –
TIM
99
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$10K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
100
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$10K +$9.81K +100 New
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4
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FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

111 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $292M — up 6.4% from $274M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FBT positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.94M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $5.65M.

  • 111 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q3 2016, up from 107 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $292M of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.94M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q3 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $5.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.