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First Trust Water ETF
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 17

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 84 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 13

6.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.55% → 36.96% (-6.6%)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $139M → $105M (-$34.1M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
84
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
17
Closed
13
Calls
$843K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$843K
Net Calls Change
+$1.97M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.99M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$2.45M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.52M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$19.9M
2
FA
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
-$11.1M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$7.34M
4
SWM
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
-$2.87M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TAM
26
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$492K – – –
SWP
27
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$455K +$2.43K +52 +0.5%
Comerica Bank
28
Comerica Bank
Texas
$450K – – –
FEG
29
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$438K – – –
CWM
30
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$397K -$19.9M -426,996 -98%
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$377K -$1.94M -41,624 -83%
SPC
32
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$342K +$26.7K +572 +8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
33
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$304K +$88.9K +1,905 +38%
FAAS
34
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$299K -$11.6K -248 -4%
CA
35
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$294K -$254K -5,430 -45%
HFS
36
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$263K +$280K +5,995 New
LFAS
37
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$262K +$33.9K +725 +14%
EWM
38
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$250K +$266K +5,697 New
JP Morgan Chase
39
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$228K +$4.67K +100 +2%
LA
40
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$209K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$206K +$219K +4,685 New
SMFS
42
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$178K – – –
CWA
43
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$115K – – –
GRP
44
Global Retirement Partners
California
$88K +$5.46K +117 +6%
CFGS
45
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$87K +$25.3K +541 +37%
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$85K -$2.33K -50 -3%
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$72K – – –
CC
48
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$69K +$73.7K +1,578 New
WDL
49
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$69K +$73.7K +1,578 New
Bessemer Group
50
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$66K – – –
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $105M — down 24% from $139M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FIW was balanced in Q4 2018: 13 funds opened new positions, 13 closed out, 25 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $19.9M.

  • 84 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q4 2018, unchanged from Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $105M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $19.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.