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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.1M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.71M | Put options by funds: $3.17M

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 55 (-2)

4.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.54% → 25.91% (-4.6%)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.2M → $38.1M (-$11.1M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
55
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.51%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
10
Reduced
19
Closed
9
Calls
$4.71M
Puts
$3.17M
Net Calls
+$1.54M
Net Calls Change
+$1.11M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.62M
2
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
+$918K
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$478K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$434K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$231K

Top Sellers

1
CA
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
-$4.99M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.6M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.42M
4
BCM
Bienville Capital Management
New York
-$2.25M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
26
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$137K -$329K -14,789 -72%
Daiwa Securities Group
27
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$121K +$2.22K +100 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$101K +$50.2K +2,261 +111%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$92K – – –
CWA
30
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$56K +$61.1K +2,750 New
BAM
31
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$38K – – –
FHA
32
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$34K +$32.4K +1,459 New
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$28K -$43.4K -1,952 -62%
SPIA
34
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$28K -$6.49K -292 -19%
BFEC
35
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$27K +$67 +3 +0.3%
GTAM
36
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$26K – – –
PFGIA
37
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$26K +$2.22K +100 +19%
WT
38
Whittier Trust
California
$23K – – –
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$19K -$288K -12,941 -94%
NSIM
40
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$19K +$22 +1 +0.1%
FFW
41
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$14K – – –
GRP
42
Global Retirement Partners
California
$12K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7K – – –
AA
44
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$6K – – –
VFA
45
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K – – –
PGWM
46
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$4K – – –
APA
47
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$3.45K +$1.96K +88 +147%
LFA
48
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$2K – – –
RFA
49
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
SEI Investments
50
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

55 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $38.1M — down 22% from $49.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FCG and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.62M. The largest seller was Cumberland Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.99M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q2 2018, down from 57 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $38.1M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.62M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Cumberland Advisors, an estimated $4.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.