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FGB

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Delisted

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

15 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.6M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 4

0.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.38%9.85% (-0.53%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.7M → $10.6M (-$1.05M)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1815 (-3)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
15
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.4%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
1
Increased
9
Reduced
4
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$4.07M +$177K +23,534 +5%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.32M -$118K -15,625 -8%
B
3
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.3M +$62K +8,231 +5%
AA
4
Apriem Advisors
California
$1.28M +$297K +39,385 +30%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.16M -$526K -69,807 -31%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$806K +$33.2K +4,401 +4%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$128K +$1.96K +260 +2%
IH
8
IFC Holdings
Florida
$121K +$120K +15,949 New
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$114K +$13.2K +1,756 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$111K +$3.01K +400 +3%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$76K -$243K -32,265 -76%
BFEC
12
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$55K +$1.51K +200 +3%
SF
13
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$50K +$25K +3,319 +101%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20K -$194K -25,748 -91%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8K
AIG
16
American International Group
New York
-$119K -15,150 Closed
DA
17
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$103K -13,152 Closed
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
-$4K -524 Closed
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$1K -120 Closed

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

15 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $10.6M — down 9% from $11.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of FGB and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Apriem Advisors, adding an estimated $297K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $526K.

  • 15 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q1 2015, down from 18 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.6M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Apriem Advisors, an estimated $297K added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $526K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.