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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
126
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.61%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
29
Reduced
47
Closed
18
Calls
$2.15M
Puts
$2.11M
Net Calls
+$43K
Net Calls Change
-$596K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
+$5.43M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$2.32M
3
PWA
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
+$1.82M
4
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$1.59M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$32.9M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$28.4M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.06M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$2.26M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
National Bank of Canada
101
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$23.1K +$18.3K +750 +750%
MIM
102
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$22K – – –
FIM
103
FWL Investment Management
Texas
$21.5K -$3.79K -155 -16%
IGWM
104
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$20.7K – – –
AF
105
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$20K – – –
BCV
106
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$19K – – –
RCM
107
Raleigh Capital Management
North Carolina
$18.9K – – –
HGERS
108
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$14.1K – – –
Bank of Montreal
109
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$12.7K -$245K -10,029 -96%
TCG
110
Transcendent Capital Group
Oklahoma
$10.4K +$24 +1 +0.3%
Fidelity Investments
111
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$10.2K +$4.01K +164 +80%
TWC
112
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.1K +$8.9K +364 New
FP
113
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$8.89K – – –
GTAM
114
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$6.59K – – –
CAM
115
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
$4.79K -$25.1K -1,025 -85%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
116
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.13K -$12.2K -499 -81%
BC
117
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$2.74K – – –
VWM
118
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$2.74K – – –
MFA
119
McClarren Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K +$24 +1 +2%
AAP
120
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.46K – – –
TCM
121
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1.16K – – –
VAG
122
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$1.07K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
123
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$708 +$636 +26 New
FWP
124
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$139 – – –
AssetMark Inc
125
AssetMark Inc
California
$82 +$73 +3 New
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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.