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First Trust Water ETF

213 hedge funds and large institutions have $507M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5,143% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $367K | Put options by funds: $7K

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 72

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.22%45.72% (-0.5%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 226213 (-13)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $632M → $507M (-$125M)

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 31

Holders
213
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-5.75%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
75
Reduced
72
Closed
31
Calls
$367K
Puts
$7K
Net Calls
+$360K
Net Calls Change
+$251K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$79.7M +$6.74M +88,085 +9%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$38M -$8.71M -113,738 -18%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35M -$2.34M -30,626 -6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$26.8M +$331K +4,324 +1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$24.8M -$6.89M -90,047 -21%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.5M +$662K +8,645 +4%
1832 Asset Management
7
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$16M
Osaic Holdings
8
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$13.3M -$1.05M -13,757 -7%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12.7M -$121K -1,587 -0.9%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.3M -$1.22M -15,922 -9%
PL
11
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$10.4M
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.3M +$103K +1,340 +0.9%
BHB
13
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$9.28M
Truist Financial
14
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$8.81M +$125K +1,632 +1%
CCA
15
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$8.59M -$585K -7,645 -6%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.45M -$2.48M -32,417 -24%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.15M -$636K -8,309 -8%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.42M -$18.4K -240 -0.3%
GM
19
Granger Management
New York
$6.24M -$5.76M -75,299 -47%
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5.88M -$11.9K -155 -0.2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
21
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$5.85M +$308K +4,020 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.46M +$103K +1,340 +2%
OCPWS
23
One Charles Private Wealth Services
Massachusetts
$4.4M +$597K +7,797 +15%
RAM
24
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3.76M -$354K -4,620 -8%
PAG
25
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.7M -$3.55M -46,330 -47%

FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

213 of the 5,937 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $507M — down 20% from $632M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of FIW and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 72 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.74M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $8.71M.

  • 213 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q2 2022, down from 226 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $507M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 31 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.74M added.
  • The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q2 2022 was LPL Financial, an estimated $8.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.