First Trust Natural Gas ETF
FCG
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.1M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $811K | Put options by funds: $606K
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 18
0.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.5% → 7.06% (-0.44%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $92.4M → $85.1M (-$7.33M)
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 70 → 55 (-15)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
63% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 19
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.69M |
| 2 |
SCM
Summit Capital Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$2.86M |
| 3 |
SCM
SOL Capital Management
Rockville,
Maryland
|
+$1.35M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$830K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$742K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
-$5.27M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$4.11M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.15M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.09M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.02M |
FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
55 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $85.1M — down 7.9% from $92.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of FCG and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was Morningstar Investment Services, adding an estimated $6.69M. The largest seller was HRT Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.27M sold.
- 55 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q1 2015, down from 70 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $85.1M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Morningstar Investment Services, an estimated $6.69M added.
- The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q1 2015 was HRT Financial, an estimated $5.27M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.