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First Trust Natural Gas ETF

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.8M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 18

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $1.48M

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6165 (+4)

0.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.63%33.74% (-0.88%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $84.8M (-$7.13M)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.56%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
20
Reduced
16
Closed
18
Calls
$1.74M
Puts
$1.48M
Net Calls
+$253K
Net Calls Change
-$2.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.6M +$3.1M +119,684 +25%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$10.7M -$2.38M -91,963 -18%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.45M -$1.35M -52,312 -13%
SCM
4
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$6.73M +$524K +20,230 +9%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.79M +$3.49M +134,609 +279%
CA
6
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$4.63M +$152K +5,860 +3%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.63M -$1.22M -47,148 -21%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.1M +$68K +2,625 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
9
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.75M -$518K -20,000 -16%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.75M -$1.02M -39,358 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.8M -$700K -27,045 -28%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.73M -$10.2K -392 -0.6%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.57M -$3.29M -127,000 -68%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.52M +$1.5M +58,061 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$1.44M -$88.5K -3,419 -6%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.12M +$1.11M +42,925 New
KC
17
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$1.02M +$1.01M +38,820 New
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$1.01M -$2.11M -81,487 -68%
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$854K -$113K -4,363 -12%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$763K +$792K +30,568 New
GWM
21
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$737K +$58.5K +2,261 +9%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$708K +$122K +4,727 +21%
CIBC World Market
23
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$684K +$676K +26,125 New
DC
24
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$618K +$612K +23,638 New
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$611K +$605K +23,360 New

FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

65 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $84.8M — down 7.8% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FCG positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $3.49M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q4 2016, up from 61 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $84.8M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.49M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Creative Planning, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.