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First Trust Water ETF
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109 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 4

221% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 14

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 109 (+15)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $210M → $240M (+$29.6M)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.97% → 44.95% (-0.02%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $240K

Holders
109
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+15.96%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
22
Increased
45
Reduced
14
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
$240K
Net Calls
-$240K
Net Calls Change
+$1.05M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
+$3.45M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.92M
3
BHB
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
+$2.3M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$2.24M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$2.03M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
-$6.08M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.5M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$750K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$653K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$370K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KA
51
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$418K +$29.5K +513 +8%
FAAS
52
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$416K -$77.8K -1,355 -16%
LA
53
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$411K – – –
CAS
54
Cascadia Advisory Services
Oregon
$402K +$385K +6,708 New
LWAC
55
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$401K +$32.7K +569 +9%
SFPG
56
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$388K +$372K +6,475 New
Bank of New York Mellon
57
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$360K – – –
KC
58
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$360K +$344K +6,000 New
PWP
59
Personal Wealth Partners
Minnesota
$335K +$50.5K +880 +19%
JP Morgan Chase
60
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$312K – – –
WR
61
Watson Rebecca
$289K +$277K +4,823 New
SMFS
62
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$279K – – –
PPW
63
Parcion Private Wealth
Washington
$270K +$258K +4,500 New
WWM
64
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$268K +$4.13K +72 +2%
TSS
65
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$267K +$256K +4,459 New
Goldman Sachs
66
Goldman Sachs
New York
$251K – – –
NA
67
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$247K +$517 +9 +0.2%
PSF
68
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$221K +$2.3K +40 +1%
IA
69
IFP Advisors
Florida
$206K +$23.7K +413 +14%
JMPWA
70
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$205K +$196K +3,421 New
AWA
71
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$188K +$169K +2,937 New
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$168K +$57 +1 +0%
ASN
73
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$142K +$52.9K +922 +63%
GRP
74
Global Retirement Partners
California
$124K +$1.21K +21 +1%
APA
75
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$108K +$25.9K +451 +33%
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FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

109 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $240M — up 14% from $210M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FIW positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beck Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.45M. The largest seller was MD Financial Management, cutting an estimated $6.08M.

  • 109 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q4 2019, up from 94 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $240M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Beck Capital Management, an estimated $3.45M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q4 2019 was MD Financial Management, an estimated $6.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.