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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
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.21B +$110M +1,020,582 +11%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$318M +$23M +213,991 +8%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$216M +$5.01M +46,502 +2%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$112M -$53.9K -501 -0.1%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$100M +$10.1M +93,722 +12%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$66.3M +$30.3M +281,223 +87%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$51.4M -$4M -37,181 -8%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$36.7M +$3.02M +28,088 +9%
TFA
9
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$25.9M +$2.12M +19,716 +9%
MFS
10
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$23.4M +$2.05M +19,047 +10%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.7M -$530K -4,919 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19.4M -$2.19M -20,317 -11%
SG
13
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$17.7M +$16.8M +156,463 New
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.3M +$2.87M +26,653 +23%
NC
15
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$15.7M +$1.48M +13,715 +11%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$13.3M -$328K -3,051 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$13.2M +$366K +3,403 +3%
RIG
18
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$11.9M -$471K -4,373 -4%
JPCCM
19
J&P (China) Capital Management
China
$8.88M
MCWS
20
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$7.93M +$109K +1,013 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$7.4M +$707K +6,569 +11%
HFM
22
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$6.58M -$49.4K -459 -0.8%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.22M -$678K -6,296 -10%
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$5.59M +$1.12M +10,408 +27%
SB
25
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$5.58M +$383K +3,554 +8%

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.