First Trust Water ETF
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.2M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 8
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 29 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $79.5M → $75.2M (-$4.32M)
9.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.79% → 54.32% (-9.5%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $742K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.2M |
| 2 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.12M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$978K |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$631K |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$469K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
-$9.26M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.91M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.83M |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.6M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.14M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIG
26
American International Group
New York
| $9.44K | +$8.89K | +300 | New |
|
|
PSUF
27
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
TIM
28
Tortoise Investment Management
White Plains,
New York
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
29
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| $1K | +$474 | +16 | New |
|
|
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$1.14M | -41,051 | Closed |
|
|
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$596K | -21,514 | Closed |
|
|
FHC
32
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$26K | -922 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
GI
34
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | -$1K | -34 | Closed |
|
FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
29 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $75.2M — down 5.4% from $79.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FIW positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 11 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Beaumont Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.26M.
- 29 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q3 2013, unchanged from Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $75.2M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.2M added.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $9.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.