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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

112 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.32B invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 (+3)

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 33

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $949M → $1.32B (+$367M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98112 (+14)

2.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.99%60.36% (+2.4%)

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $918K | Put options by funds: $1.68M

Holders
112
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
24
Increased
47
Reduced
33
Closed
8
Calls
$918K
Puts
$1.68M
Net Calls
-$765K
Net Calls Change
+$152K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$314M +$158M +1,619,304 +111%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$250M +$21.4M +218,997 +10%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$202M +$28.2M +288,761 +17%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$92M +$88.1M +902,062 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$71.9M +$3.52M +36,088 +5%
BTS
6
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$56.4M -$1.48M -15,173 -22%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$35.3M -$249K -2,551 -0.7%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$30.6M -$22.5K -230 -0.1%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$26.7M +$3.37M +34,503 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21.6M -$1.97M -20,215 -9%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11.4M +$1.29M +13,230 +13%
RIG
12
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$10.3M -$3.81M -38,966 -28%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.49M +$2.23M +22,839 +33%
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.56M +$1.08M +11,065 +15%
MCWS
15
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$8.53M +$336K +3,440 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$8.49M +$3.48M +35,619 +75%
JPCCM
17
J&P (China) Capital Management
China
$8.01M +$7.67M +78,537 New
NC
18
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$7.16M +$1.06M +10,810 +18%
VCAM
19
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$6.08M -$1.3M -13,355 -18%
HFM
20
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$6.07M -$68.4K -700 -1%
NCM
21
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$6.01M +$5.75M +58,902 New
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5.95M +$2.91M +29,767 +104%
HFS
23
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$5.91M +$504K +5,158 +10%
CM
24
Churchill Management
California
$5.1M -$1.73M -17,690 -26%
BFEC
25
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$4.97M +$1.15M +11,823 +32%

FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

112 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.32B — up 39% from $949M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FBT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $158M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $3.81M.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q4 2014, up from 98 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.32B of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $158M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $3.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.