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First Trust Natural Gas ETF

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.8M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 18

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $1.48M

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6165 (+4)

0.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.63%33.74% (-0.88%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $84.8M (-$7.13M)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
20
Reduced
16
Closed
18
Calls
$1.74M
Puts
$1.48M
Net Calls
+$253K
Net Calls Change
-$2.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSA
26
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$470K +$54K +2,086 +13%
VWA
27
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$432K +$15.5K +600 +4%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$409K +$405K +15,628 New
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$350K +$69.6K +2,687 +25%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$319K -$329K -12,716 -51%
HCIA
31
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$236K +$233K +9,000 New
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$212K -$304K -11,750 -59%
WIM
33
Westside Investment Management
California
$150K +$112K +4,314 New
IA
34
IFP Advisors
Florida
$139K +$14.4K +555 +12%
PNC Financial Services Group
35
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$108K +$1.55K +60 +1%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$98K -$155 -6 -0.2%
AA
37
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$88K +$86.6K +3,344 New
DADC
38
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$73K
PVH
39
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$68K
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$67K +$35.6K +1,373 +115%
WA
41
WFG Advisors
Texas
$41K +$13.2K +510 +48%
BFEC
42
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$37K +$104 +4 +0.3%
SPIA
43
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$37K +$37.6K +1,451 New
Daiwa Securities Group
44
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$34K +$25.9K +1,000 +333%
NSIM
45
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$27K +$26 +1 +0.1%
NFG
46
Next Financial Group
Texas
$26K
WT
47
Whittier Trust
California
$26K +$25.7K +992 New
AP
48
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$25K +$12K +464 +98%
PFGIA
49
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$17K +$16.4K +632 New
FANJ
50
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$17K +$16.6K +643 New

FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

65 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $84.8M — down 7.8% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FCG positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $3.49M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q4 2016, up from 61 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $84.8M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.49M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Creative Planning, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.