First Trust Water ETF
48 hedge funds and large institutions have $96.7M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
267% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 3
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $85.5M → $96.7M (+$11.2M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 43 → 48 (+5)
2.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.43% → 48.92% (+2.5%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.51M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.96M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.82M |
| 3 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$940K |
| 4 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$692K |
| 5 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
|
+$262K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.66M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.01M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$587K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$311K |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$308K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$33 | +1 | New |
|
FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
48 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $96.7M — up 13% from $85.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FIW positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.96M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.66M.
- 48 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q4 2014, up from 43 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $96.7M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.96M added.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.