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FGB

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Delisted

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

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.83M invested in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 17.62%15.43% (-2.2%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.3M → $6.83M (-$466K)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2927 (-2)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
27
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-6.9%
% of All Funds
0.43%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
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
$1.76M +$100K +31,518 +6%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.21M -$78.2K -24,626 -6%
RJFSA
3
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$592K -$317K -99,733 -34%
Commonwealth Equity Services
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$494K -$49.7K -15,637 -9%
FHA
5
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$435K -$2.86K -900 -0.6%
SFS
6
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$317K -$310K -97,505 -48%
SFC
7
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$259K
CAG
8
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$232K +$57.9K +18,215 +32%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$219K +$32K +10,079 +16%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$212K +$16.8K +5,291 +8%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$184K -$24.4K -7,684 -11%
GLA
12
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$155K +$1.78K +559 +1%
CA
13
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$117K
IA
14
IFP Advisors
Florida
$101K -$3.16K -994 -6%
QCIG
15
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$93.4K -$74.2K -23,357 -43%
BCA
16
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$89.1K +$3.14K +989 +4%
BWA
17
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$87.7K -$2.36K -743 -3%
SAM
18
Silverhawk Asset Management
Arizona
$71.3K +$74K +23,300 New
ASN
19
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$61.7K
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$41.5K -$53.8K -16,947 -56%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$38.5K +$30.6K +9,629 +327%
SPIA
22
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$22.7K -$23.5K -7,407 -50%
MCC
23
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$17.6K +$18.3K +5,750 New
LC
24
Lindbrook Capital
California
$15.3K
HI
25
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$7.31K -$3.18K -1,000 -29%

FGB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

27 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $6.83M — down 6.4% from $7.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of FGB and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $100K. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $317K.

  • 27 institutional investors held First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) as of Q4 2022, down from 29 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $6.83M of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2022, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $100K added.
  • The largest First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2022 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $317K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.