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FGB

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Delisted

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

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.87M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.72M → $8.87M (+$154K)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.83%14.71% (-0.12%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2928 (-1)

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
28
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.45%
% of All Funds
0.44%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
7
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$1.75M +$579K +143,036 +52%
RJFSA
2
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.29M -$73.9K -18,274 -6%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.28M +$574K +141,972 +87%
Commonwealth Equity Services
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$757K +$20.5K +5,064 +3%
FHA
5
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$633K -$19.3K -4,775 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$418K -$115K -28,515 -22%
SFC
7
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$313K +$90.3K +22,326 +42%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$254K +$132K +32,684 +116%
QCIG
9
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$246K -$8.97K -2,218 -4%
MIAN
10
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$221K +$212K +52,500 New
GLA
11
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$210K +$1.84K +454 +0.9%
NRW
12
Nova R Wealth
Kansas
$195K -$443K -109,389 -70%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$175K +$167K +41,238 +6,567%
CA
14
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$170K
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$156K -$361K -89,114 -70%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$144K -$210K -51,994 -60%
CAG
17
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$138K +$133K +32,941 New
BWA
18
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$123K -$11.5K -2,850 -9%
IA
19
IFP Advisors
Florida
$103K +$68K +16,816 New
ASN
20
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$84K -$2.59K -641 -3%
LSC
21
Logan Stone Capital
Illinois
$80K -$26.6K -6,563 -26%
SPIA
22
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$62K
MCC
23
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$24K +$23.3K +5,750 New
LC
24
Lindbrook Capital
California
$21K -$8.09K -2,000 -29%
FFWM
25
Future Financial Wealth Management
Ohio
$13K

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

28 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $8.87M — up 1.8% from $8.72M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FGB was balanced in Q1 2022: 5 funds opened new positions, 5 closed out, 7 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $579K. The largest seller was Nova R Wealth, cutting an estimated $443K.

  • 28 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q1 2022, down from 29 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $8.87M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q1 2022, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 5 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $579K added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Nova R Wealth, an estimated $443K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.