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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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126 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 18

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 126 (+2)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.15M | Put options by funds: $2.11M

5.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.75% → 42.97% (-5.8%)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $233M → $190M (-$42.7M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 47

Holders
126
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.61%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
29
Reduced
47
Closed
18
Calls
$2.15M
Puts
$2.11M
Net Calls
+$43K
Net Calls Change
-$596K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
+$5.43M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$2.32M
3
PWA
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
+$1.82M
4
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$1.59M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$32.9M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$28.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.06M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$2.26M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFS
26
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.43M +$33.9K +1,386 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.38M +$37.2K +1,519 +3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.26M +$1.12M +45,853 New
KAS
29
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.15M -$72.4K -2,959 -7%
AWS
30
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$1.07M +$191K +7,816 +25%
Bank of Nova Scotia
31
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.07M -$95.3K -3,895 -9%
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.04M -$1.32M -53,904 -59%
GCP
33
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$978K +$872K +35,636 New
PA
34
Parallel Advisors
California
$957K – – –
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$951K +$256K +10,471 +43%
IWC
36
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$819K +$137K +5,590 +23%
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$817K +$728K +29,767 New
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$779K -$2.08M -85,102 -75%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$775K – – –
SWM
40
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
$759K -$296K -12,094 -30%
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$755K -$53.5K -2,189 -7%
PS
42
Principal Securities
Iowa
$743K +$8.86K +362 +1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
43
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$736K +$656K +26,816 New
NAM
44
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$720K -$61.2K -2,500 -9%
WS
45
Wedbush Securities
California
$720K -$61.3K -2,507 -9%
Comerica Bank
46
Comerica Bank
Texas
$714K – – –
BCA
47
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$685K +$611K +24,970 New
HIC
48
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$685K +$611K +24,970 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
49
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$671K -$478K -19,551 -44%
JCFM
50
JBR Co Financial Management
Oklahoma
$565K -$109K -4,468 -18%
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

126 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $190M — down 18% from $233M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FCG positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gendell Jeffrey L, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.43M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $32.9M.

  • 126 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q1 2024, up from 124 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $190M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 18 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Gendell Jeffrey L, an estimated $5.43M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $32.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.