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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $787K

4.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44% → 48.75% (+4.7%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $237M → $233M (-$4.46M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 124 (-6)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 26

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 44

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
124
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.62%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
28
Reduced
44
Closed
26
Calls
$1.43M
Puts
$787K
Net Calls
+$639K
Net Calls Change
-$1.32M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$21.5M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$5.59M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$2.06M
4
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$1.39M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$3.77M
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$3.48M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.19M
4
MCC
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
-$1.82M
5
ACM
Anfield Capital Management
California
-$1.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIM
101
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$19.4K – – –
IGWM
102
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$18.3K +$18.9K +754 New
AF
103
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$17.7K – – –
BCV
104
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$17K – – –
RCM
105
Raleigh Capital Management
North Carolina
$16.7K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
106
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$14.9K +$14.8K +588 +2,352%
HGERS
107
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$12K – – –
TCG
108
Transcendent Capital Group
Oklahoma
$9.2K +$9.53K +379 New
FP
109
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$7.87K – – –
CFD
110
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$6.07K +$6.28K +250 New
GTAM
111
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$5.83K – – –
Fidelity Investments
112
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.01K +$1.43K +57 +38%
IFAM
113
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$4.13K – – –
AA
114
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$4K – – –
National Bank of Canada
115
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$2.44K – – –
BC
116
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$2.43K – – –
VWM
117
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$2.43K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
118
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K -$7.89K -314 -83%
AAP
119
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.29K – – –
TFA
120
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$1.22K +$1.26K +50 New
TCM
121
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1.01K – – –
MFA
122
McClarren Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K +$25 +1 +2%
VAG
123
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$947 +$980 +39 New
FWP
124
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$123 +$126 +5 New
Truist Financial
125
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$3.77M -144,929 Closed
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

124 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $233M — down 1.9% from $237M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of FCG and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 44 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $21.5M. The largest seller was Truist Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.77M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q4 2023, down from 130 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $233M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 26 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $21.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Truist Financial, an estimated $3.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.