First Trust Water ETF
45 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.9M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 13
1.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.92% → 47.63% (-1.3%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $96.7M → $90.9M (-$5.84M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 48 → 45 (-3)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 9
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $243K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.59M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$814K |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$744K |
| 4 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$651K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$613K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.27M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.06M |
| 4 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$379K |
| 5 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
-$338K |
FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
45 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $90.9M — down 6% from $96.7M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FIW and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.59M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2M.
- 45 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q1 2015, down from 48 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $90.9M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.59M added.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.