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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

426% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.41M | Put options by funds: $269K

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 107107 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.06%33.81% (-0.25%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $297M → $274M (-$22.9M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 47

Holders
107
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.85%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
14
Increased
26
Reduced
47
Closed
14
Calls
$1.41M
Puts
$269K
Net Calls
+$1.15M
Net Calls Change
+$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44.3M +$1.06M +11,489 +2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$34.6M -$6.61M -71,931 -16%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.4M -$1.25M -13,628 -5%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.2M -$1.84M -20,008 -8%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10.5M -$1.03M -11,242 -9%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$10.1M -$14.9M -162,698 -60%
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$8.25M +$5.8M +63,190 +218%
SG
8
Societe Generale
$8.25M +$8.47M +92,206 New
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.77M +$778K +8,470 +11%
JPCCM
10
J&P (China) Capital Management
China
$7.02M
MCWS
11
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$6.56M +$241K +2,628 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.26M -$2.38M -25,914 -27%
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5.82M -$1.9M -20,642 -24%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.39M -$1.16M -12,637 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.35M -$9.92K -108 -0.2%
HFM
16
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$5.29M +$26.2K +285 +0.5%
RIA
17
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$4.64M +$704K +7,666 +17%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.61M -$106K -1,156 -2%
SB
19
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$3.64M +$56.9K +619 +2%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.17M -$121K -1,313 -4%
TH
21
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.72M +$115K +1,247 +4%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.7M +$218K +2,377 +9%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.55M +$382K +4,160 +17%
SG
24
Somerset Group
Minnesota
$2.26M -$144K -1,566 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.14M +$9.55K +104 +0.4%

FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

107 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $274M — down 7.7% from $297M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FBT was balanced in Q2 2016: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 26 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $5.8M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $14.9M.

  • 107 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $274M of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $5.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $14.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.