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First Trust Natural Gas ETF
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.4M invested in First Trust Natural Gas ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 11

1.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.59% → 19.47% (+1.9%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.5M → $14.4M (-$45.6K)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 49 (-1)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.3M | Put options by funds: $4.32M

Holders
49
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
16
Reduced
11
Closed
10
Calls
$2.3M
Puts
$4.32M
Net Calls
-$2.01M
Net Calls Change
+$1.39M

Top Buyers

1
CA
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
+$1.11M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$780K
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$610K
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$564K
5
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
+$307K

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$380K
2
WAS
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
-$242K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$223K
4
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$195K
5
SCM
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
-$146K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
1
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$3.52M +$1.11M +90,610 +42%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.79M +$780K +63,600 +69%
VAM
3
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$798K +$64K +5,222 +8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$781K -$64K -5,224 -7%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$701K +$260K +21,210 +53%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$571K +$610K +49,800 New
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$538K -$46.3K -3,781 -7%
Barclays
8
Barclays
United Kingdom
$536K +$564K +45,976 +5,740%
FHA
9
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$469K +$185K +15,093 +58%
BA
10
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$451K +$22.1K +1,801 +4%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$450K +$2.79K +228 +0.6%
VWA
12
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$393K +$85.2K +6,955 +25%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$364K +$38.4K +3,137 +11%
CA
14
Calton & Associates
Florida
$316K -$15.9K -1,298 -4%
CA
15
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$309K +$130K +10,572 +65%
CG
16
Cutler Group
California
$290K +$274K +22,389 +746%
ECM
17
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$287K +$307K +25,077 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$262K +$62.2K +5,071 +28%
GWM
19
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$217K -$34.3K -2,800 -13%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$172K -$3.21K -262 -2%
OIA
21
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$153K -$195K -15,912 -54%
WAS
22
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$146K -$242K -19,782 -61%
Daiwa Securities Group
23
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$144K +$39.2K +3,200 +34%
Simplex Trading
24
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$125K +$134K +10,915 New
MC
25
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$124K +$12.3K +1,000 +10%
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FCG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

49 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $14.4M — down 0.31% from $14.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FCG and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Cumberland Advisors, adding an estimated $1.11M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $380K sold.

  • 49 institutional investors held First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) as of Q3 2019, down from 50 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $14.4M of First Trust Natural Gas ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 0.31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Natural Gas ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Cumberland Advisors, an estimated $1.11M added.
  • The largest First Trust Natural Gas ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $380K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.