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FGB

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Delisted

FGB was delisted on the 27th of June, 2025.

19 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.7M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 5

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2M → $11.7M (+$455K)

0.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.68%9.78% (+0.1%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2119 (-2)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
19
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-9.52%
% of All Funds
0.55%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
6
Reduced
5
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$4.2M +$1.1M +131,195 +35%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.08M -$1.77M -211,220 -46%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25M -$460K -54,961 -27%
AA
4
Apriem Advisors
California
$951K -$17.6K -2,097 -2%
B
5
Baird
Wisconsin
$933K +$935K +111,606 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$575K +$243K +28,969 +73%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$520K +$403K +48,152 +310%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$275K +$276K +32,922 New
DA
9
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$176K +$177K +21,097 New
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$129K -$6.5K -776 -5%
AIG
11
American International Group
New York
$127K +$50.3K +6,000 +66%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$120K
U
13
UBS
Switzerland
$104K +$47K +5,605 +82%
VKH
14
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$86K +$86.5K +10,329 New
BFEC
15
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$64K +$16.8K +2,000 +35%
WRM
16
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$50K
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$24K
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$314K -38,727 Closed
EML
20
Eos Management LP
New York
-$274K -33,737 Closed
SFS
21
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$187K -22,997 Closed
CA
22
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$133K -16,439 Closed
TJHA
23
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$15K -1,797 Closed
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.79K -214 -89%

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

19 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $11.7M — up 4.1% from $11.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of FGB and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.1M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.77M.

  • 19 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q3 2014, down from 21 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $11.7M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.