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FGB

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Delisted

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

20 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.07M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.3M → $6.07M (-$234K)

1.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.91%6.88% (-1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2120 (-1)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
20
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
0.53%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
6
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$3.43M +$8.08K +1,497 +0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$637K -$7.47K -1,385 -1%
IH
3
IFC Holdings
Florida
$621K +$404K +74,872 +288%
AIG
4
American International Group
New York
$443K +$74.5K +13,799 +24%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$224K +$71K +13,156 +54%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$137K +$120K +22,217 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$100K -$6.69K -1,240 -7%
CIA
8
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$81K
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$77K +$67.1K +12,444 New
DA
10
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$74K -$209K -38,779 -76%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$71K +$1.25K +232 +2%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41K -$50.8K -9,406 -59%
SF
13
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$41K
BFEC
14
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$40K
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$22K -$49.3K -9,143 -72%
FNBT
16
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$19K
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K
IA
18
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3K +$901 +167 +67%
TRCT
19
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$7K -1,297 -87%
AA
20
Apriem Advisors
California
-$946K -169,787 Closed
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
-$162K -29,998 -100%
BW
22
Bison Wealth
Georgia
-$69K -12,391 Closed
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$61K -11,030 Closed

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

20 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 2016, worth a combined $6.07M — down 3.7% from $6.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of FGB and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was IFC Holdings, adding an estimated $404K. The largest seller was Apriem Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $946K sold.

  • 20 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q1 2016, down from 21 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.07M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was IFC Holdings, an estimated $404K added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Apriem Advisors, an estimated $946K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.