First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund
FGB was delisted on the 27th of June, 2025.
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.7M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 1
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 5
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 14 → 15 (+1)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 12.4% → 12.61% (+0.21%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.8M → $14.7M (-$95.8K)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
+$687K |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$351K |
| 3 |
AA
Apriem Advisors
Irvine,
California
|
+$151K |
| 4 |
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$12.3K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$827K |
| 2 |
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$93.9K |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$38.6K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5.81K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.92K |
FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
15 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $14.7M — down 0.65% from $14.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 2 funds opened new FGB positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 6 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $687K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $827K.
- 15 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q3 2013, up from 14 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $14.7M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2013, down 0.65% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 1 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $687K added.
- The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $827K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.