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First Trust Water ETF
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

182% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 11

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $125M → $139M (+$14.8M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 84 (+8)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.07% → 43.55% (+0.48%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $712K | Put options by funds: $1.84M

Holders
84
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
31
Reduced
11
Closed
8
Calls
$712K
Puts
$1.84M
Net Calls
-$1.13M
Net Calls Change
-$466K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SWM
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
+$2.84M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.71M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.64M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.52M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$510K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FA
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
-$5.04M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$565K
3
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$397K
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$293K
5
CWM
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
-$275K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
26
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$613K +$120K +2,385 +25%
TAM
27
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$570K +$55.3K +1,100 +11%
SWP
28
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$524K +$60.6K +1,206 +13%
AI
29
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$516K +$510K +10,138 New
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$477K +$218K +4,334 +86%
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$456K +$450K +8,956 New
Comerica Bank
32
Comerica Bank
Texas
$441K – – –
FEG
33
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$438K – – –
SPC
34
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$367K -$7.84K -156 -2%
FAAS
35
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$361K +$2.61K +52 +0.7%
KA
36
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$338K -$13.9K -277 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
37
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$304K +$2.21K +44 +0.7%
LFAS
38
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$266K +$26.4K +525 +11%
JP Morgan Chase
39
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$259K +$25.1K +500 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$255K -$260K -5,168 -51%
LA
41
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$242K +$239K +4,757 New
CAN
42
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$209K +$207K +4,116 New
SMFS
43
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$207K +$117K +2,335 +135%
MCM
44
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$203K +$201K +4,000 New
CWA
45
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$134K +$14.1K +280 +12%
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$102K – – –
GRP
47
Global Retirement Partners
California
$96K +$68.3K +1,359 +256%
Citigroup
48
Citigroup
New York
$83K – – –
MWPCG
49
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$78K +$77.4K +1,540 New
Bessemer Group
50
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$76K – – –
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $139M — up 12% from $125M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FIW positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Segment Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.84M. The largest seller was Forefront Analytics, cutting an estimated $5.04M.

  • 84 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q3 2018, up from 76 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $139M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Segment Wealth Management, an estimated $2.84M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Forefront Analytics, an estimated $5.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.