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First Trust Natural Gas ETF

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.1M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.71M | Put options by funds: $3.17M

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5755 (-2)

4.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.54%25.91% (-4.6%)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.2M → $38.1M (-$11.1M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
55
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.51%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
10
Reduced
19
Closed
9
Calls
$4.71M
Puts
$3.17M
Net Calls
+$1.54M
Net Calls Change
+$1.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.36M -$4.6M -207,155 -37%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.59M
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.5M +$1.62M +73,104 +95%
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.9M -$1.33M -59,725 -42%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.89M -$25.6K -1,152 -1%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.88M -$2.42M -109,020 -58%
TRCT
7
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.45M +$434K +19,530 +46%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.34M -$35.6K -1,601 -3%
WAS
9
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1M -$44 -2 -0%
WI
10
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$965K +$918K +41,287 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$780K -$32K -1,440 -4%
BA
12
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$761K +$22.9K +1,029 +3%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$717K -$105K -4,703 -13%
SCM
14
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$632K -$42.4K -1,908 -7%
OIA
15
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$544K -$51.1K -2,299 -9%
CA
16
Calton & Associates
Florida
$528K +$91.2K +4,102 +21%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$526K -$338K -15,224 -40%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
18
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$503K +$478K +21,530 New
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$464K -$112K -5,035 -20%
VWA
20
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$450K -$277K -12,466 -40%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$393K -$24.8K -1,115 -6%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$373K -$13.7K -615 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$264K
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$242K +$231K +10,376 New
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$214K +$204K +9,181 New

FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

55 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $38.1M — down 22% from $49.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FCG and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.62M. The largest seller was Cumberland Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.99M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q2 2018, down from 57 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $38.1M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.62M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Cumberland Advisors, an estimated $4.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.