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First Trust Water ETF
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237 hedge funds and large institutions have $755M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

369% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 16

151% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 35

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 182 → 237 (+55)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $608M → $755M (+$147M)

1.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.73% → 47.48% (-1.3%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $18K

Holders
237
Holders Change
+55
Holders Change %
+30.22%
% of All Funds
3.65%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
75
Increased
88
Reduced
35
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
$18K
Net Calls
-$18K
Net Calls Change
+$1.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$12.2M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$6.63M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$5.53M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$4.8M
5
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$4.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
-$15.6M
2
PS
Portfolio Strategies
New York
-$6.88M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.64M
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$2.47M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cetera Investment Advisers
26
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$7.25M +$1.57M +17,253 +29%
FS
27
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
$6.45M +$97.6K +1,073 +2%
GIA
28
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$6.05M +$209K +2,302 +4%
RAM
29
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$5.79M +$345K +3,791 +7%
SPIA
30
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$4.76M +$137K +1,509 +3%
OCPWS
31
One Charles Private Wealth Services
Massachusetts
$4.61M +$442K +4,856 +11%
Mariner
32
Mariner
Kansas
$4.59M +$4.41M +48,454 New
JMPWA
33
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$4.53M +$868K +9,544 +25%
BA
34
Bridge Advisory
California
$4.47M -$104K -1,140 -2%
SIM
35
SSI Investment Management
California
$4.37M +$201K +2,211 +5%
PA
36
Prism Advisors
California
$4.09M -$23.7K -261 -0.6%
KA
37
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$4.09M +$204K +2,242 +5%
CA
38
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.86M +$467K +5,133 +14%
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.36M +$3.22M +35,412 New
RMAM
40
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$3.17M -$34.1K -375 -1%
MAP
41
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$3.11M +$228K +2,504 +8%
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.98M -$774K -8,511 -21%
KAS
43
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.83M +$673K +7,400 +33%
WI
44
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$2.79M +$18.2K +200 +0.7%
MML Investors Services
45
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.78M +$370K +4,064 +16%
PFM
46
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$2.65M +$37.3K +410 +1%
SWP
47
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.54M +$1.07M +11,810 +79%
CPIG
48
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.48M +$51.2K +563 +2%
BFEC
49
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.45M -$28.8K -317 -1%
OIM
50
Oder Investment Management
California
$2.3M +$2.21M +24,293 New
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

237 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $755M — up 24% from $608M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new FIW positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $12.2M. The largest seller was Bank Hapoalim BM, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 237 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q4 2021, up from 182 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $755M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 16 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was LPL Financial, an estimated $12.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Bank Hapoalim BM, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.