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First Trust Water ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $87.1M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

178% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 9

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.6M → $87.1M (+$5.52M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 55 (+3)

0.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.74% → 34.01% (+0.27%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.18M

Holders
55
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.77%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
25
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
-$1.18M
Net Calls Change
-$366K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPIG
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
+$1.16M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$790K
3
SWM
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
+$618K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$585K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$510K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.85M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$412K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$99.9K
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$37K
5
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$25.4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
26
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$365K +$16.3K +376 +5%
CWM
27
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$337K -$12.7K -292 -4%
KA
28
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$331K -$12.3K -284 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$327K +$4.99K +115 +2%
SPC
30
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$326K -$7.94K -183 -2%
FAAS
31
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$309K +$87.6K +2,020 +42%
FEG
32
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$284K +$7.11K +164 +3%
SWP
33
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$282K +$270K +6,220 New
CA
34
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$201K +$192K +4,426 New
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$162K +$43 +1 +0%
PNC Financial Services Group
36
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$154K – – –
AG
37
Advisor Group
Arizona
$112K +$45.5K +1,049 +74%
Bessemer Group
38
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$68K – – –
ASN
39
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$65K +$87 +2 +0.1%
LYV
40
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$53K – – –
WEC
41
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$45.3K -$21.7K -500 -33%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$42K – – –
BF
43
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$40K +$38.4K +885 New
WT
44
Whittier Trust
California
$31K – – –
MIFH
45
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$24K +$23.4K +540 New
BFEC
46
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$23K +$18.2K +419 +511%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$20K -$25.2K -580 -56%
BC
48
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$14K – – –
HNB
49
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$14K – – –
GWM
50
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$12K – – –
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

55 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $87.1M — up 6.8% from $81.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FIW positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Chicago Partners Investment Group, adding an estimated $1.16M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $4.85M.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q3 2017, up from 52 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $87.1M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Chicago Partners Investment Group, an estimated $1.16M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.