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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.03% → 48% (-0.03%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $160M → $160M (-$268K)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 105 → 97 (-8)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 37

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.31M | Put options by funds: $1.93M

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
97
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-7.62%
% of All Funds
1.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
26
Reduced
37
Closed
19
Calls
$1.31M
Puts
$1.93M
Net Calls
-$618K
Net Calls Change
-$1.29M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FSA
Financial Sense Advisors
California
+$9.89M
2
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$5.89M
3
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
+$4.24M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.23M
5
GJL
Gendell Jeffrey L
+$702K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$6.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.29M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$2.34M
4
SIM
Stratos Investment Management
Ohio
-$2.17M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TF
101
Trek Financial
Arizona
– -$1.34M -58,149 Closed
SWA
102
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
– -$978K -42,313 Closed
SWP
103
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$398K -17,200 Closed
Marshall Wace
104
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$316K -13,667 Closed
JIP
105
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
– -$291K -12,585 Closed
PFS
106
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
– -$270K -11,685 Closed
TSS
107
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$256K -11,097 Closed
HF
108
HRT Financial
New York
– -$238K -10,319 Closed
WE
109
Wealth Effects
Massachusetts
– -$232K -10,050 Closed
BC
110
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
– -$203K -8,786 Closed
CA
111
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
– -$5.2K -225 Closed
AAP
112
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
– -$3.95K -171 Closed
HT
113
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
– -$1.23K -53 Closed
FWP
114
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
– -$278 -12 Closed
NA
115
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$231 -10 Closed
T
116
Transce3nd
Texas
– -$185 -8 Closed
MBFW
117
Morton Brown Family Wealth
Pennsylvania
– -$23 -1 Closed
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

97 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $160M — down 0.17% from $160M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of FCG and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Financial Sense Advisors, adding an estimated $9.89M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $6.9M.

  • 97 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q3 2025, down from 105 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $160M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q3 2025, down 0.17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Financial Sense Advisors, an estimated $9.89M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Ameriprise, an estimated $6.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.