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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $787K

4.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44% → 48.75% (+4.7%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $237M → $233M (-$4.46M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 124 (-6)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 26

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 44

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
124
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.62%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
28
Reduced
44
Closed
26
Calls
$1.43M
Puts
$787K
Net Calls
+$639K
Net Calls Change
-$1.32M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$21.5M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.59M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$2.06M
4
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$1.39M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$3.77M
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$3.48M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.19M
4
MCC
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
-$1.82M
5
ACM
Anfield Capital Management
California
-$1.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFEC
26
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.37M +$51.6K +2,054 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.26M -$3.48M -138,471 -73%
PFS
28
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.23M -$968K -38,524 -43%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.19M +$56.3K +2,241 +5%
KAS
30
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.09M -$148K -5,870 -12%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
31
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.07M -$353K -14,043 -24%
Bank of Nova Scotia
32
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M -$17.7K -705 -2%
SWM
33
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$965K +$46K +1,830 +5%
OPOWM
34
One Plus One Wealth Management
Florida
$945K +$278K +11,072 +40%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$940K -$167K -6,645 -15%
PA
36
Parallel Advisors
California
$847K -$7.54K -300 -0.9%
AWS
37
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$758K -$13.2K -524 -2%
FTUS
38
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$755K +$781K +31,079 New
KNW
39
Kesler Norman & Wride
Utah
$748K – – –
Creative Planning
40
Creative Planning
Kansas
$722K -$54.8K -2,180 -7%
ASN
41
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$708K +$494K +19,666 +208%
NAM
42
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$698K – – –
WS
43
Wedbush Securities
California
$698K – – –
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$686K – – –
Baird Financial Group
45
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$657K -$144K -5,729 -17%
PS
46
Principal Securities
Iowa
$649K +$672K +26,731 New
Comerica Bank
47
Comerica Bank
Texas
$632K -$26K -1,034 -4%
JCFM
48
JBR Co Financial Management
Oklahoma
$609K +$630K +25,065 New
IWC
49
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$589K +$130K +5,174 +27%
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$587K +$332K +13,220 +121%
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

124 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $233M — down 1.9% from $237M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of FCG and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $21.5M. The largest seller was Truist Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.77M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q4 2023, down from 130 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $233M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 26 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $21.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Truist Financial, an estimated $3.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.