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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
ATC
76
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$79.9K +$125 +5 +0.2%
PS
77
Principal Securities
Iowa
$75.7K – – –
LFG
78
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$67.2K – – –
FFA
79
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$43.5K – – –
IA
80
IFP Advisors
Florida
$39.1K – – –
HWM
81
HighMark Wealth Management
Minnesota
$36K – – –
PA
82
PSI Advisors
Florida
$32.3K – – –
VWM
83
Vermillion Wealth Management
Minnesota
$30.1K +$225 +9 +0.7%
William Blair & Company
84
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$26.1K +$25K +1,000 +2,000%
BCWM
85
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$22.4K – – –
Fidelity Investments
86
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$19.8K +$8.95K +358 +82%
AF
87
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$19.2K +$1.1K +44 +6%
FIM
88
FWL Investment Management
Texas
$13.7K -$3.75K -150 -21%
APW
89
Aventura Private Wealth
Florida
$13.1K – – –
GSWM
90
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$12.4K – – –
FP
91
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$8.05K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
92
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.83K -$1.7K -68 -18%
GTAM
93
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$5.96K – – –
CCM
94
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$5.49K +$5.52K +221 New
PPA
95
Painted Porch Advisors
California
$5.09K – – –
VanEck Associates
96
VanEck Associates
New York
$4K +$3.9K +156 New
BC
97
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$2.48K – – –
GWS
98
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$2.44K +$2.45K +98 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
99
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.54K +$1.55K +62 New
LWMI
100
Legacy Wealth Management (Idaho)
Idaho
$1.24K – – –
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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.