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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

298% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.38M | Put options by funds: $1.6M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $155M (+$19.5M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 63 (+3)

1.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.79% → 6.89% (+1.1%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
10
Calls
$6.38M
Puts
$1.6M
Net Calls
+$4.78M
Net Calls Change
+$709K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$13M
2
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
+$3.55M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$3M
4
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
+$1.57M
5
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.29M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$5.7M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.79M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.27M
4
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$1.65M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFEC
26
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$671K -$1.38K -14 -0.2%
AP
27
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$629K +$597K +6,080 New
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$614K +$27.5K +280 +5%
CAN
29
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$542K -$401K -4,080 -44%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
30
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$535K +$404K +4,116 +665%
Creative Planning
31
Creative Planning
Kansas
$414K +$393K +4,000 New
PFS
32
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$405K +$6.88K +70 +2%
HSBC Holdings
33
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$397K – – –
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$333K +$42K +428 +15%
PI
35
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$314K +$8.15K +83 +3%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$308K +$292K +2,976 New
JWM
37
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$299K – – –
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$297K +$2.16K +22 +0.8%
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$285K +$270K +2,750 New
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$271K +$688 +7 +0.3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$251K +$491 +5 +0.2%
GAM
42
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$207K +$197K +2,001 New
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$134K +$33.4K +340 +35%
NSIM
44
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$105K +$99.5K +1,013 New
USGIU
45
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$103K +$98.2K +1,000 New
NES
46
New England Securities
New York
$52K +$19.6K +200 +67%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$43K – – –
EWM
48
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$43K +$40.8K +415 New
CFG
49
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$27K – – –
MA
50
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$26K – – –
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

63 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $155M — up 14% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FCG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ionic Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 63 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q1 2014, up from 60 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $155M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.