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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 $11.2M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 2

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1819 (+1)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2M → $11.2M (+$22K)

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.92%10.51% (-0.41%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 9

Holders
19
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.47%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$4.99M -$405K -53,805 -7%
FHA
2
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$84.6K +11,250 +6%
IH
3
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.23M -$28.2K -3,750 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$699K +$737 +98 +0.1%
Baird Financial Group
5
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$525K -$64.4K -8,556 -11%
DA
6
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$415K +$420K +55,803 New
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$399K -$21.3K -2,830 -5%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$334K -$1.86K -247 -0.5%
GLA
9
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$206K +$226 +30 +0.1%
AG
10
Advisor Group
Arizona
$175K -$109K -14,500 -38%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$167K +$20.1K +2,676 +14%
FAAS
12
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$143K -$37.3K -4,954 -20%
TC
13
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$111K +$112K +14,857 New
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$102K -$37.6K -4,995 -27%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$94K +$5.27K +701 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$83K +$10.9K +1,450 +15%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$79K +$6.92K +920 +10%
WAM
18
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$43K +$44K +5,848 New
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$35K -$2.53K -336 -7%
ACP
20
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
-$318K -44,982 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$85K -12,000 Closed

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

19 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $11.2M — up 0.2% from $11.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 3 funds opened new FGB positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 7 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Doliver Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $420K. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $405K.

  • 19 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q1 2017, up from 18 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $11.2M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 0.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was Doliver Advisors, an estimated $420K added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $405K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.