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FGB

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Delisted

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

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.7M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2529 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.65M → $7.7M (+$41K)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.18%13.46% (+0.28%)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 11

Holders
29
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+16%
% of All Funds
0.51%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
11
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJFSA
1
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.38M -$208K -50,727 -13%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$988K +$60K +14,648 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$707K +$3.46K +843 +0.5%
FHA
4
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$630K
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$503K -$23.9K -5,820 -4%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$498K -$12.9K -3,144 -2%
SFS
7
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$461K +$227K +55,337 +91%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$449K +$24K +5,866 +5%
QCIG
9
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$278K +$19.7K +4,799 +7%
GLA
10
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$217K +$1.76K +430 +0.8%
MIAN
11
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$215K +$131 +32 +0.1%
WAM
12
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$215K +$222K +54,243 New
SFC
13
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$209K
CA
14
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$179K -$7.26K -1,771 -4%
BWA
15
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$128K -$30.7K -7,488 -19%
CAG
16
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$103K +$106K +25,842 New
FIA
17
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$92K -$44.3K -10,812 -32%
ASN
18
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$83K -$70.7K -17,242 -45%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$83K
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$71K -$18.1K -4,425 -20%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$62K +$63.8K +15,573 New
SPIA
22
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$59K +$60.7K +14,815 New
LC
23
Lindbrook Capital
California
$28K -$12.3K -3,000 -30%
UBS Group
24
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27K +$27.8K +6,781 New
ADL
25
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$17K +$17.1K +4,182 New

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

29 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $7.7M — up 0.54% from $7.65M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FGB positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $227K. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $229K sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q3 2021, up from 25 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.7M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q3 2021, up 0.54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $227K added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q3 2021 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $229K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.