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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $168M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $168M (+$24.9M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 63 (+6)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 19

2.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.27% → 30.79% (+2.5%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
19
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$9.39M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.39M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.35M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.66M

Top Sellers

1
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$1.51M
2
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
-$1.07M
3
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$948K
4
CWM
Concert Wealth Management
California
-$891K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$526K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
26
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$944K +$77.7K +1,605 +9%
CA
27
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$756K +$170K +3,517 +29%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$684K +$688K +14,229 New
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$652K -$1.06K -22 -0.2%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$626K +$77.4K +1,600 +14%
SHA
31
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$563K +$85.4K +1,764 +18%
BRWA
32
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$482K -$509K -10,523 -51%
PAG
33
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$438K -$948K -19,589 -68%
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$424K +$68K +1,405 +19%
PI
35
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$409K +$19.3K +399 +5%
ICAS
36
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$391K -$189K -3,900 -32%
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$380K +$382K +7,899 New
M&T Bank
38
M&T Bank
New York
$327K +$329K +6,800 New
OC
39
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$274K -$4.5K -93 -2%
CWM
40
Concert Wealth Management
California
$267K -$891K -18,417 -77%
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$262K +$10.6K +220 +4%
HFS
42
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$232K +$234K +4,826 New
WA
43
WFG Advisors
Texas
$205K +$48 +1 +0%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$204K -$10.1K -208 -5%
DADC
45
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$203K +$90.5K +1,870 +79%
Stifel Financial
46
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$202K +$204K +4,210 New
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$200K -$31.9K -659 -14%
EWM
48
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$63K – – –
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$46K +$10.5K +217 +29%
PSUF
50
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$41K -$19.4K -400 -32%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

63 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $168M — up 17% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FPX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stadion Money Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.39M. The largest seller was Comerica Bank, cutting an estimated $1.51M.

  • 63 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q3 2014, up from 57 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $168M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $9.39M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $1.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.