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First Trust Natural Gas ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.6M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 20

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $472K | Put options by funds: $466K

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6262 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.02%6.79% (-0.24%)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $77.6M → $54.6M (-$23M)

Holders
62
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
$472K
Puts
$466K
Net Calls
+$6K
Net Calls Change
+$1.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MIS
1
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$12.9M +$1.1M +31,621 +7%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$7.04M -$1.54M -44,338 -17%
SCM
3
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$6.41M +$2.59M +74,310 +48%
TAM
4
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3.4M -$153K -4,393 -4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.29M +$24.4K +700 +0.6%
SG Americas Securities
6
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.81M +$3.48M +100,000 New
HFS
7
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.54M +$3.15M +90,469 New
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$1.91M +$2M +57,589 +550%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.82M +$1.01M +28,904 +81%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.65M +$24.4K +700 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.64M +$1.06M +30,323 +108%
SCM
12
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$1.47M -$89.4K -2,568 -5%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.07M -$757K -21,742 -36%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$1.04M +$352K +10,116 +38%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$816K +$46K +1,322 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$552K -$28.3K -814 -4%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$505K -$151K -4,331 -19%
BCM
18
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$417K +$64.9K +1,865 +14%
PAG
19
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$350K -$17.7K -508 -4%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$311K -$219K -6,277 -36%
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$271K +$277K +7,970 +477%
AT
22
Argent Trust
Texas
$239K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$230K +$69K +1,983 +32%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$225K +$51.8K +1,489 +23%
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$180K -$328K -9,424 -60%

FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

62 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $54.6M — down 30% from $77.6M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FCG was balanced in Q3 2015: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 21 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.48M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.23M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $54.6M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.48M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.