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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.98M | Put options by funds: $1.28M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $182M → $201M (+$19.2M)

5.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.94% → 50.63% (+5.7%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 105 (+2)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 35

Holders
105
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.94%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
29
Reduced
35
Closed
14
Calls
$1.98M
Puts
$1.28M
Net Calls
+$706K
Net Calls Change
+$517K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCAMG
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
+$10.2M
2
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$8.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.44M
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$3.81M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$3.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$13M
2
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
-$3.41M
3
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$2.68M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.98M
5
DCM
DME Capital Management
New York
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SC
26
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.19M +$1.19M +47,700 New
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.08M -$207K -8,291 -16%
CA
28
Corrado Advisors
New Jersey
$1.02M +$1.02M +40,944 New
TF
29
Trek Financial
Arizona
$885K +$98.5K +3,941 +12%
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$830K +$365K +14,597 +78%
TRCT
31
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$752K +$534K +21,358 +240%
GWM
32
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$737K +$392K +15,670 +112%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$691K – – –
Comerica Bank
34
Comerica Bank
Texas
$659K +$12.5K +500 +2%
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$652K +$656K +26,230 New
SWP
36
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$632K +$635K +25,422 New
BCA
37
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$618K -$14.4K -575 -2%
WA
38
WESPAC Advisors
California
$609K +$183K +7,338 +43%
Simplex Trading
39
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$560K +$516K +20,645 +1,083%
National Bank of Canada
40
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$546K +$63.7K +2,547 +13%
MSFS
41
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$494K -$48.7K -1,950 -9%
FCG
42
Fielder Capital Group
Tennessee
$493K +$495K +19,819 New
FTUS
43
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$477K -$1.23M -49,384 -72%
MML Investors Services
44
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$472K +$74K +2,961 +18%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$470K +$93.3K +3,734 +25%
WS
46
Wedbush Securities
California
$465K +$3.32K +133 +0.7%
WE
47
Wealth Effects
Massachusetts
$463K +$16.2K +650 +4%
NAM
48
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$463K -$100K -4,000 -18%
IWA
49
Integrity Wealth Advisors
California
$439K -$100K -4,005 -18%
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$436K -$4.9K -196 -1%
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

105 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $201M — up 11% from $182M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FCG positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Woodard & Company Asset Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $13M.

  • 105 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q1 2025, up from 103 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $201M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Woodard & Company Asset Management Group, an estimated $10.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.