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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.29B invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.22M | Put options by funds: $2.01M

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 912 (+3)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 39

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.98B → $2.29B (+$312M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122126 (+4)

2.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.93%63.87% (+2.9%)

Holders
126
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.28%
% of All Funds
3.39%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
17
Increased
52
Reduced
39
Closed
10
Calls
$4.22M
Puts
$2.01M
Net Calls
+$2.21M
Net Calls Change
+$1.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1B +$275M +2,278,536 +39%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$330M -$3.88M -32,169 -1%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$254M -$12.5M -103,313 -5%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$118M -$5.34M -44,266 -4%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$103M +$5.72M +47,387 +6%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$58.8M +$11.7M +96,678 +26%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$42.5M +$1.55M +12,839 +4%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.2M -$18.1M -150,226 -33%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.2M +$1.13M +9,402 +4%
TFA
10
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$16.9M +$9.14M +75,728 +124%
MFS
11
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16.6M +$1.49M +12,381 +10%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$15.2M +$122K +1,010 +0.8%
NC
13
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$13.9M +$1.98M +16,375 +17%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$13.7M +$1.07M +8,894 +9%
RIG
15
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$13.4M +$721K +5,977 +6%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.6M -$496K -4,108 -4%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$10M +$5.22M +43,263 +116%
JPCCM
18
J&P (China) Capital Management
China
$9.74M
CS
19
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.99M -$191K -1,584 -2%
MCWS
20
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$8.68M -$83.6K -693 -1%
KP
21
Keel Point
Alabama
$7.93M +$33.1K +274 +0.4%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.32M +$1.4M +11,585 +24%
HFM
23
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$7.24M -$180K -1,490 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.21M +$3.06M +25,330 +77%
BFEC
25
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$6.84M +$490K +4,060 +8%

FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

126 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.29B — up 16% from $1.98B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FBT positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $275M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $18.1M.

  • 126 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q2 2015, up from 122 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.29B of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $275M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $18.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.