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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.4M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

107% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34M → $70.4M (+$36.4M)

88% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.74M | Put options by funds: $3.6M

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 15

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 61 (+4)

4.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.64% → 36.83% (+4.2%)

Holders
61
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.02%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
21
Reduced
15
Closed
13
Calls
$6.74M
Puts
$3.6M
Net Calls
+$3.15M
Net Calls Change
+$6.35M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
Brendel Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
+$4.83M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.96M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.1M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$2.55M
5
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
+$2.53M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.02M
2
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$911K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$647K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$612K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$442K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$336K -$69.8K -5,917 -18%
HF
27
HRT Financial
New York
$333K +$307K +26,011 New
NA
28
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$330K -$128K -10,857 -30%
Deutsche Bank
29
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$325K +$299K +25,350 New
FP
30
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$324K +$45.1K +3,826 +1,181%
BAM
31
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
$315K -$110K -9,345 -28%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
32
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$287K +$265K +22,437 New
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$286K -$4.3K -365 -2%
Simplex Trading
34
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$244K +$178K +15,100 +379%
Daiwa Securities Group
35
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$243K -$47.2K -4,000 -17%
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$240K +$150K +12,726 +212%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$228K -$298K -25,281 -59%
CFGS
38
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$226K +$424 +36 +0.2%
OIA
39
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$203K +$187K +15,857 New
Osaic Holdings
40
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$199K +$53.4K +4,532 +41%
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$192K -$17.4K -1,472 -9%
QTM
42
qPULA Trading Management
New York
$190K +$175K +14,800 New
PCM
43
Penserra Capital Management
California
$163K +$151K +12,784 New
CG
44
Cutler Group
California
$135K -$43.3K -3,676 -26%
APA
45
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$73.7K +$66.6K +5,645 +5,132%
AIM
46
Axiom Investment Management
New York
$32K +$29.4K +2,491 +27,678%
JAWM
47
J. Arnold Wealth Management
Ohio
$32K +$29.5K +2,500 New
AP
48
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$13K +$11.1K +943 New
BCV
49
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$9K +$8.25K +700 New
AWA
50
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$8K – – –
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2
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

61 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $70.4M — up 107% from $34M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FCG positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brendel Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.83M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.02M sold.

  • 61 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q1 2021, up from 57 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $70.4M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 107% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Brendel Financial Advisors, an estimated $4.83M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.