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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

199 hedge funds and large institutions have $677M invested in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

347% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.35M | Put options by funds: $302K

1.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.54%47.16% (+1.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 64

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 210199 (-11)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $818M → $677M (-$141M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 35

Holders
199
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.24%
% of All Funds
4.39%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
28
Increased
61
Reduced
64
Closed
35
Calls
$1.35M
Puts
$302K
Net Calls
+$1.05M
Net Calls Change
+$81K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$110M +$1.82M +12,807 +2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$85.4M -$16.9M -118,557 -15%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$80M -$22.2M -155,861 -20%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$50.7M -$786K -5,518 -1%
RJFSA
5
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$31.3M -$1.34M -9,405 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30.8M -$2.71M -19,040 -8%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$29.3M +$4.88M +34,232 +18%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$23.5M +$2.38M +16,688 +10%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$20M +$23.6M +165,409 New
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17M -$10.4M -72,893 -36%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.2M -$739K -5,187 -5%
PVH
12
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$13.3M +$14.5M +101,589 New
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12.7M +$2.55M +17,901 +23%
MCWS
14
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$5.63M -$41.7K -293 -0.7%
KCM
15
Karp Capital Management
California
$5.57M +$633K +4,446 +12%
Truist Financial
16
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$5.53M +$1.8M +12,607 +43%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.5M +$383K +2,690 +7%
HFM
18
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$5.16M -$1.15M -8,084 -17%
AIC
19
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$4.64M +$5.11M +35,844 New
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.46M -$867K -6,082 -15%
DADC
21
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.26M +$446K +3,127 +11%
RIA
22
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$3.83M -$96.9K -680 -2%
TRCT
23
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.72M +$3.14M +22,044 +348%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.5M -$446K -3,133 -11%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.33M +$1.05M +7,350 +41%

FBT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

199 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $677M — down 17% from $818M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of FBT and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Psagot Value Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $22.2M.

  • 199 institutional investors held First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) as of Q1 2020, down from 210 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $677M of First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund stock for Q1 2020, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund positions in Q1 2020 and 35 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2020 was Psagot Value Holdings, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund seller in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $22.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.