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First Trust Water ETF

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.6M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $77.4M → $81.6M (+$4.25M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.44%33.74% (+0.3%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5352 (-1)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $317K | Put options by funds: $1.13M

Holders
52
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
4
Calls
$317K
Puts
$1.13M
Net Calls
-$813K
Net Calls Change
-$317K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$308K -$5.25K -124 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$304K -$136K -3,204 -31%
FEG
28
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$261K +$10.8K +256 +4%
AMCA
29
Arthur M. Cohen & Associates
Illinois
$259K +$25.9K +612 +11%
FAAS
30
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$209K +$204K +4,820 New
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$153K +$42 +1 +0%
PNC Financial Services Group
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$146K
WA
33
WFG Advisors
Texas
$107K +$8.46K +200 +9%
CPIG
34
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$65K -$1.12M -26,427 -94%
WEC
35
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$64.2K
Bessemer Group
36
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$64K
ASN
37
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$61K +$169 +4 +0.3%
AG
38
Advisor Group
Arizona
$61K +$38.2K +904 +177%
LYV
39
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$51K
Fifth Third Bancorp
40
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$44K -$11.3K -266 -21%
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$40K
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$37K +$29.8K +704 +422%
WT
43
Whittier Trust
California
$29K
BC
44
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$13K
GWM
45
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$11K +$1.61K +38 +17%
AA
46
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$9K
FDCDDQ
47
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$8.99K
TIM
48
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$8K
NA
49
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$4.28K +$4.23K +100 New
BFEC
50
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$4K -$35.5K -839 -91%

FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

52 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $81.6M — up 5.5% from $77.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of FIW and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.7M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.36M sold.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q2 2017, down from 53 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $81.6M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.