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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.6M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.6M | Put options by funds: $823K

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 70 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.81% → 7.5% (-0.31%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 22

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $93.6M (-$67.2M)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
17
Increased
19
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
$1.6M
Puts
$823K
Net Calls
+$773K
Net Calls Change
+$774K

Top Buyers

1
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$8.52M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.64M
3
SCM
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
+$2.3M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.92M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.75M

Top Sellers

1
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$6.23M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$4.57M
3
V
Veritable
Delaware
-$4.04M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.02M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NSIM
51
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$57K +$414 +6 +0.6%
USGIU
52
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$55K +$69K +1,000 New
BFEC
53
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$48K +$59.7K +865 New
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Texas
$33K -$10.4K -150 -20%
WTB
55
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$29K +$35.1K +509 New
MFS
56
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$28K -$5.94K -86 -15%
Simplex Trading
57
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$27K +$33K +478 New
NES
58
New England Securities
New York
$24K – – –
MA
59
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$14K – – –
Bank of Montreal
60
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12K -$13.7K -199 -47%
DADC
61
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$11K – – –
SSB
62
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$11K – – –
WEC
63
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$10.9K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
64
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K +$10.9K +158 New
AllianceBernstein
65
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$6K – – –
PSUF
66
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$5K – – –
FBT
67
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$2K – – –
WA
68
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2K +$2.21K +32 New
BBPWM
69
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
BRWA
70
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2 +$2.76K +40 New
SC
71
SouthState Corp
Florida
– -$648K -7,247 Closed
Stifel Financial
72
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$253K -2,823 Closed
CA
73
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
– -$50K -556 Closed
CFG
74
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
– -$22K -250 Closed
NC
75
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$21K -234 Closed
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

70 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $93.6M — down 42% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FCG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tocqueville Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.52M. The largest seller was Morningstar Investment Services, cutting an estimated $6.23M.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q4 2014, up from 63 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $93.6M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Tocqueville Asset Management, an estimated $8.52M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morningstar Investment Services, an estimated $6.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.