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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $151M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 68 (+5)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 21

3.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.79% → 27.12% (-3.7%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $168M → $151M (-$17M)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.94%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
23
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.97M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$751K
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$693K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$618K
5
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
+$344K

Top Sellers

1
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$15.5M
2
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$9.33M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.33M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.82M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$687K +$4.73K +97 +0.7%
SHA
27
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$578K -$9.99K -205 -2%
BCM
28
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$573K -$677K -13,900 -55%
Citigroup
29
Citigroup
New York
$551K +$328K +6,728 +159%
PI
30
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$505K +$75.3K +1,545 +18%
ICAS
31
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$397K -$10.8K -221 -3%
M&T Bank
32
M&T Bank
New York
$380K +$36.5K +750 +11%
CWM
33
Concert Wealth Management
California
$353K +$70.9K +1,455 +26%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$350K +$344K +7,069 New
NES
35
New England Securities
New York
$345K +$295K +6,056 +760%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$321K -$132K -2,713 -30%
FAAS
37
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$309K +$298K +6,123 New
OC
38
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$297K +$10.3K +211 +4%
SPC
39
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$271K +$262K +5,385 New
HFS
40
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$270K +$26.7K +549 +11%
JWM
41
Jackson Wealth Management
Florida
$266K +$257K +5,281 New
CA
42
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$262K -$506K -10,376 -67%
HighTower Advisors
43
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$257K +$249K +5,107 New
WS
44
Wedbush Securities
California
$246K +$239K +4,897 New
B
45
Baird
Wisconsin
$240K +$233K +4,775 New
DADC
46
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$228K +$14.6K +300 +7%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$219K +$7.02K +144 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
48
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$215K -$57.6K -1,182 -22%
WA
49
WFG Advisors
Texas
$194K -$19.5K -400 -9%
Deutsche Bank
50
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$157K -$50.9K -1,044 -25%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

68 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $151M — down 10% from $168M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FPX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.97M. The largest seller was Comerica Bank, cutting an estimated $15.5M.

  • 68 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2014, up from 63 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $151M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.97M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $15.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.