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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $181M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 12

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $151M → $181M (+$30.2M)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.12%28.53% (+1.4%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6867 (-1)

Holders
67
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.47%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
33
Reduced
12
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$904K +$135K +2,617 +18%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$842K +$581K +11,297 +259%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$796K +$58.9K +1,146 +8%
BRWA
29
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$758K -$119K -2,306 -14%
ACM
30
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$741K +$708K +13,773 New
SHA
31
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$682K +$60.1K +1,168 +10%
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$621K +$374K +7,263 +170%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$537K +$253K +4,927 +95%
PAG
34
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$472K +$122K +2,380 +37%
UR
35
USCA RIA
Texas
$468K +$447K +8,701 New
ICAS
36
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$447K +$20.6K +400 +5%
CS
37
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$401K -$409K -7,959 -52%
WS
38
Wedbush Securities
California
$401K +$131K +2,553 +52%
OC
39
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$368K +$47.6K +926 +16%
SPC
40
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$332K +$39.9K +775 +14%
CLOS
41
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$312K +$257K +5,000 +625%
FHC
42
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$308K +$294K +5,725 New
B
43
Baird
Wisconsin
$295K +$36.5K +710 +15%
DADC
44
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$261K +$15.9K +310 +7%
M&T Bank
45
M&T Bank
New York
$258K -$141K -2,750 -36%
LI
46
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$244K +$233K +4,531 New
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$243K +$202K +3,925 +641%
WA
48
WFG Advisors
Texas
$205K -$2.78K -54 -1%
AIM
49
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$171K +$163K +3,179 New
MM
50
Midas Management
New York
$156K

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $181M — up 20% from $151M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FPX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 33 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $5.33M. The largest seller was CIBC World Market, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.49M sold.

  • 67 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2015, down from 68 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $181M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.33M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $2.49M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.