First Trust Natural Gas ETF
FCG
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
|
+$5.43M |
| 2 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.32M |
| 3 |
PWA
PCG Wealth Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$1.82M |
| 4 |
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.59M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.12M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$32.9M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$28.4M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.06M |
| 4 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$2.26M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.08M |
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.