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First Trust Water ETF
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266 hedge funds and large institutions have $796M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 70

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 22

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 260 → 266 (+6)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $818M → $796M (-$21.2M)

4.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.89% → 49.88% (-4%)

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $245K | Put options by funds: $776K

Holders
266
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.31%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
33
Increased
108
Reduced
70
Closed
22
Calls
$245K
Puts
$776K
Net Calls
-$531K
Net Calls Change
-$919K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GAA
Global Assets Advisory
Florida
+$25.3M
2
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$6.35M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.88M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.4M
5
AAS
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
+$3.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$110M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.88M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$3.38M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.04M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJT
276
Raymond James Trust
Florida
– -$268K -2,829 Closed
TRCT
277
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$222K -2,341 Closed
SOS
278
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
– -$221K -2,328 Closed
LNC
279
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$212K -2,233 Closed
RFA
280
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
– -$46.4K -489 Closed
PCFFS
281
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
– -$11.7K -123 Closed
FFC
282
First Financial Corp
Indiana
– -$10.5K -111 Closed
IA
283
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$10.2K -108 Closed
FPFS
284
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
– -$3.79K -40 Closed
Simplex Trading
285
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1K -12 Closed
CAM
286
Creekmur Asset Management
Illinois
– -$948 -10 Closed
AWM
287
Abound Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$664 -7 Closed
AWM
288
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$379 -4 Closed
CJ
289
Caitlin John
Michigan
– -$144 -2 Closed
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

266 of the 6,943 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $796M — down 2.6% from $818M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new FIW positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Global Assets Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.3M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $110M.

  • 266 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q1 2024, up from 260 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $796M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 22 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Global Assets Advisory, an estimated $25.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $110M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.