First Trust Water ETF
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
800% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 2
167% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3
66% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $75.2M → $125M (+$49.8M)
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 33 (+4)
8.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 54.32% → 63.15% (+8.8%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.14M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$17.3M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$9.74M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.99M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.74M |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$947K |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$474K |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$57.3K |
| 4 |
FANJ
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
|
-$34K |
| 5 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $19K | +$17.9K | +555 | New |
|
|
WA
27
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $17K | – | – | – |
|
|
MA
28
MUFG Americas
New York
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
| $11.8K | +$1.61K | +50 | +17% |
|
|
TIM
30
Tortoise Investment Management
White Plains,
New York
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
PSUF
31
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
MFS
32
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $3K | +$3.23K | +100 | New |
|
|
NES
33
New England Securities
New York
| $2K | +$1.61K | +50 | New |
|
|
34
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$474K | -15,078 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
35
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$34K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
|
36
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$1K | -16 | Closed |
|
FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
33 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $125M — up 66% from $75.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FIW positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Beaumont Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $17.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $947K.
- 33 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q4 2013, up from 29 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $125M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $17.3M added.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $947K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.