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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.6M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.6M | Put options by funds: $823K

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 70 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.81% → 7.5% (-0.31%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 22

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $161M → $93.6M (-$67.2M)

Holders
70
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
17
Increased
19
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
$1.6M
Puts
$823K
Net Calls
+$773K
Net Calls Change
+$774K

Top Buyers

1
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$8.52M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.64M
3
SCM
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
+$2.3M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.92M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.75M

Top Sellers

1
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$6.23M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$4.57M
3
V
Veritable
Delaware
-$4.04M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.02M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$19.9M +$2.64M +38,172 +12%
MIS
2
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$17.6M -$6.23M -90,256 -22%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.4M -$4.02M -58,258 -28%
SCM
4
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$7.1M +$2.3M +33,374 +36%
TAM
5
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$6.92M +$8.52M +123,462 New
HF
6
HRT Financial
New York
$5.27M +$6.49M +93,965 New
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.17M +$1.92M +27,781 +97%
Creative Planning
8
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.35M +$1.75M +25,393 +154%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.73M +$1.75M +25,289 +454%
PAG
10
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.54M +$350K +5,076 +23%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$1.5M +$68.5K +992 +4%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.43M -$3.46M -50,185 -66%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.37M +$1.68M +24,372 New
BTS
14
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.25M -$58K -840 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.24M +$237K +3,440 +18%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$1.23M -$1.14M -16,534 -43%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.14M -$1.63M -23,593 -54%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.02M -$3.7M -53,554 -75%
VF
19
Virtu Financial
New York
$917K +$417K +6,034 +58%
BCM
20
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$699K +$35.8K +518 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$698K -$541K -7,835 -39%
AT
22
Argent Trust
Texas
$655K +$808K +11,698 New
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$538K +$662K +9,590 New
V
24
Veritable
Delaware
$482K -$4.04M -58,563 -87%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$420K +$27.5K +398 +6%
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

70 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $93.6M — down 42% from $161M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FCG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Tocqueville Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.52M. The largest seller was Morningstar Investment Services, cutting an estimated $6.23M.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q4 2014, up from 63 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $93.6M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Tocqueville Asset Management, an estimated $8.52M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morningstar Investment Services, an estimated $6.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.