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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

298% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.38M | Put options by funds: $1.6M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 15

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $155M (+$19.5M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 63 (+3)

1.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.79% → 6.89% (+1.1%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
13
Increased
20
Reduced
15
Closed
10
Calls
$6.38M
Puts
$1.6M
Net Calls
+$4.78M
Net Calls Change
+$709K

Top Buyers

1
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$13M
2
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
+$3.55M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$3M
4
ACM
Avalon Capital Management
California
+$1.57M
5
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.29M

Top Sellers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$5.7M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.79M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.27M
4
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$1.65M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$29.5M +$140K +1,425 +0.5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.3M +$8.06K +82 +0%
ICM
3
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$13.7M +$13M +132,581 New
SCM
4
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$9.76M +$38.3K +390 +0.4%
COI
5
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$9.41M -$128K -1,302 -1%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$8.61M +$697K +7,095 +9%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.12M +$587K +5,972 +10%
V
8
Veritable
Delaware
$6.95M +$125K +1,268 +2%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.71M -$174K -1,774 -3%
CS
10
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.82M +$3M +30,510 +475%
NHFG
11
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3.74M +$3.55M +36,120 New
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.78M +$825K +8,399 +45%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$2.24M -$65K -662 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.22M -$353K -3,595 -14%
ACM
15
Avalon Capital Management
California
$1.76M +$1.57M +15,979 +1,541%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.42M -$1.39M -14,145 -51%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$1.36M -$5.7M -58,020 -82%
CCMG
18
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$1.29M +13,132 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.26M -$28.7K -292 -2%
SC
20
SouthState Corp
Florida
$1.24M -$62.8K -639 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.22M +$92.2K +939 +9%
BCM
22
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.15M -$12.8K -130 -1%
JG
23
Jefferies Group
New York
$932K -$589 -6 -0.1%
DBIA
24
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$711K -$17.7K -180 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$679K -$77.1K -785 -11%
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

63 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $155M — up 14% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FCG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ionic Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $13M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $5.7M.

  • 63 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q1 2014, up from 60 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $155M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $13M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Citigroup, an estimated $5.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.