First Trust Water ETF
39 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 37 → 39 (+2)
2.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 27.33% → 24.81% (-2.5%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.2M → $26.3M (-$1.92M)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $652K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$1.17M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.01M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$671K |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$490K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$417K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.17M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.68M |
| 3 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
-$668K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$641K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$461K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $33K | – | – | – |
|
|
MA
27
MUFG Americas
New York
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
BC
28
Bartlett & Co
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
TIM
30
Tortoise Investment Management
White Plains,
New York
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
GWM
31
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| $7K | +$6.85K | +228 | New |
|
32
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
33
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $5K | -$29.2K | -973 | -91% |
|
|
BFEC
34
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $3K | -$14.7K | -491 | -86% |
|
|
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
36
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $3K | +$3K | +100 | New |
|
|
CCS
38
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
Orinda,
California
| $2K | +$1.95K | +65 | New |
|
|
39
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2.68M | -89,067 | Closed |
|
40
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$236K | -7,823 | Closed |
|
FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
39 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $26.3M — down 6.8% from $28.2M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new FIW positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Comerica Bank, adding an estimated $1.17M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.17M.
- 39 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q1 2016, up from 37 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $26.3M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $1.17M added.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.17M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.