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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX

57 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 57 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

3.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.45% → 28.27% (-3.2%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $166M → $143M (-$23.1M)

Holders
57
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$850K
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$658K
3
BRWA
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
+$505K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$302K
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$295K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.43M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.26M
4
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$3.1M
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ICAS
26
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$579K +$9.21K +200 +2%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$549K +$76K +1,650 +17%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$526K +$36.9K +801 +8%
BRWA
29
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$513K +$505K +10,967 +114%
SHA
30
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$478K +$45.4K +985 +11%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$452K -$1.11M -24,147 -72%
PI
32
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$390K +$152K +3,304 +69%
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$357K -$1.5M -32,505 -81%
WT
34
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$313K -$23K -500 -7%
OC
35
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$278K -$3.1M -67,356 -92%
Envestnet Asset Management
36
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$252K -$507 -11 -0.2%
WEC
37
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$237K -$1.52K -33 -0.7%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$231K -$37.2K -808 -14%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$214K -$57.4K -1,247 -22%
WA
40
WFG Advisors
Texas
$205K +$32.2K +700 +20%
FAAS
41
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$201K +$190K +4,135 New
NES
42
New England Securities
New York
$198K -$204K -4,434 -52%
DADC
43
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$114K +$55.3K +1,200 +103%
EWM
44
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$63K – – –
PSUF
45
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$60K – – –
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$35K -$60.6K -1,316 -64%
PAI
47
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$32K +$31.1K +675 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
48
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$24K +$23.3K +505 New
NFG
49
Next Financial Group
Texas
$20K +$19.6K +425 New
OIA
50
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$19K – – –
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

57 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $143M — down 14% from $166M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FPX was balanced in Q2 2014: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 22 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CIBC World Market, adding an estimated $850K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $10M.

  • 57 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $143M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $850K added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.