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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
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113 hedge funds and large institutions have $317M invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

445% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.07M | Put options by funds: $379K

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $317M (+$35.4M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 113 (+4)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.98% → 34.89% (-0.08%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 35

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
113
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.67%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
28
Reduced
35
Closed
16
Calls
$2.07M
Puts
$379K
Net Calls
+$1.69M
Net Calls Change
+$1.04M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.27M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.21M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.13M
4
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
+$2.54M
5
Nomura Asset Management
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
+$2.07M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$6.12M
2
HFM
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
-$5.36M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.71M
4
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$4.64M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
76
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$53K +$4.01K +40 +9%
MA
77
MUFG Americas
New York
$51K – – –
WB
78
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$51K – – –
PWM
79
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$42K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
80
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$41K -$501 -5 -1%
MRCM
81
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$41K +$6.01K +60 +18%
PFGIA
82
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$36K – – –
BFEC
83
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$35K – – –
GEA
84
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$33.2K – – –
AA
85
Apriem Advisors
California
$32K – – –
SPIA
86
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$27K +$26.1K +260 New
MWM
87
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$26K -$2.03M -20,218 -99%
RFM
88
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$23K +$20.7K +207 +1,479%
RFWA
89
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$21.1K – – –
HIIFS
90
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$21K -$224K -2,240 -92%
Bank of Montreal
91
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19K -$16K -160 -47%
CFA
92
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$16K – – –
SFG
93
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
MA
94
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$13K – – –
BIG
95
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$12K – – –
CAL
96
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$12K +$11.7K +117 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
97
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$11K – – –
HNB
98
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$11K – – –
TIM
99
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$11K – – –
MWM
100
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$11K +$10K +100 New
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4
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FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

113 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $317M — up 13% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FBT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $6.27M. The largest seller was Navellier & Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.12M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q1 2017, up from 109 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $317M of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $6.27M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Navellier & Associates, an estimated $6.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.