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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 5

425% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 4

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $181M → $245M (+$64.4M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6782 (+15)

3.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.53%32.42% (+3.9%)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+22.39%
% of All Funds
2.21%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
45
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFS
26
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.44M +$261K +4,783 +22%
Janney Montgomery Scott
27
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.34M +$148K +2,716 +12%
AIM
28
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1.33M +$1.16M +21,250 +668%
AA
29
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.17M +$1.17M +21,450 New
NAM
30
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.07M +$5.51K +101 +0.5%
BRWA
31
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$960K +$191K +3,507 +25%
ACM
32
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$933K +$182K +3,332 +24%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$903K +$50K +916 +6%
PAI
34
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$890K +$800K +14,650 +875%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$824K +$17.4K +318 +2%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$778K +$300K +5,498 +63%
BTS
37
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$673K +$33K +605 +5%
CA
38
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$658K +$119K +2,185 +22%
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$619K -$10.5K -192 -2%
UR
40
USCA RIA
Texas
$567K +$92.8K +1,700 +20%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$544K +$138K +2,528 +34%
CWM
42
Concert Wealth Management
California
$492K +$494K +9,047 New
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$466K +$93.4K +1,711 +25%
ICAS
44
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$455K +$2.18K +40 +0.5%
WS
45
Wedbush Securities
California
$442K +$35.5K +651 +9%
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$367K +$30.7K +562 +9%
Baird Financial Group
47
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$337K +$337K +6,174 New
EDRE
48
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$293K +$293K +5,365 New
EDRH
49
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$293K +$293K +5,365 New
HighTower Advisors
50
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$272K +$272K +4,978 New

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

82 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $245M — up 36% from $181M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FPX positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Chicago Partners Investment Group, cutting an estimated $718K.

  • 82 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2015, up from 67 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $245M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Chicago Partners Investment Group, an estimated $718K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.