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First Trust Water ETF
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $96.7M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.5M → $96.7M (+$11.2M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 48 (+5)

2.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.43% → 48.92% (+2.5%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.51M

Holders
48
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+11.63%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
15
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
$1.51M
Net Calls
-$1.51M
Net Calls Change
-$532K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.96M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.82M
3
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$940K
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$692K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$262K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.66M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.01M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$587K
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$311K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$308K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAN
26
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$244K +$11.5K +350 +5%
HFS
27
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$234K +$2.44K +74 +1%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$168K -$308K -9,363 -65%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$113K – – –
NPC
30
National Planning Corporation
California
$106K +$108K +3,292 New
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$62K -$428 -13 -0.7%
ASN
32
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$44K +$46.1K +1,400 New
WEC
33
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$43.8K – – –
FANJ
34
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$37K – – –
WA
35
WFG Advisors
Texas
$27K +$10.2K +311 +62%
GT
36
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$23K – – –
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$15K -$8.39K -255 -36%
MA
38
MUFG Americas
New York
$13K – – –
S
39
SignatureFD
Georgia
$11K +$10.8K +328 New
RMAM
40
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$10K +$9.84K +299 New
AIG
41
American International Group
New York
$8.77K -$9.87K -300 -54%
NFG
42
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K -$46.5K -1,414 -85%
TIM
43
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$7K – – –
Creative Planning
44
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3K – – –
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
BRWA
46
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$337 +$21.5K +652 +7%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
47
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$244 +$239K +7,249 New
Jane Street
48
Jane Street
New York
– -$311K -9,785 Closed
Stifel Financial
49
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$278K -8,743 Closed
IFWM
50
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$8K -234 Closed
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

48 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $96.7M — up 13% from $85.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FIW positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.96M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.66M.

  • 48 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q4 2014, up from 43 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $96.7M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.96M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.