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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 19

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $245M → $274M (+$28.7M)

3.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.42% → 35.74% (+3.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 84 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
2.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
40
Reduced
19
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$17.9M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$10.8M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$8.43M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$6.46M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.61M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
-$11.7M
2
LWA
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
-$3.02M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.11M
4
ACM
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
-$631K
5
UR
USCA RIA
Texas
-$320K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SHA
26
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$1.62M +$124K +2,323 +8%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$1.61M -$218K -4,085 -11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.44M +$269K +5,033 +21%
VFS
29
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.4M -$65.5K -1,226 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.12M +$426K +7,980 +53%
AA
31
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.1M +$65.6K +1,229 +6%
GHF
32
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$1.07M -$274K -5,140 -19%
LWA
33
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$995K -$3.02M -56,485 -73%
NAM
34
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$959K +$5.34K +100 +0.5%
PAI
35
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$909K +$125K +2,340 +14%
Millennium Management
36
Millennium Management
New York
$880K +$965K +18,066 New
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$797K -$66K -1,236 -7%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$785K +$256K +4,791 +42%
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$782K +$857K +16,056 New
Goldman Sachs
40
Goldman Sachs
New York
$720K +$790K +14,790 New
CA
41
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$689K +$95.5K +1,788 +15%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$642K -$181K -3,384 -20%
BTS
43
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$598K -$2.56K -48 -0.4%
ICAS
44
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$561K +$170K +3,179 +38%
PAG
45
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$553K -$156K -2,923 -20%
FHC
46
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$544K +$10.1K +189 +2%
OC
47
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$535K +$131K +2,462 +29%
WS
48
Wedbush Securities
California
$493K +$108K +2,021 +25%
CWM
49
Concert Wealth Management
California
$317K -$135K -2,520 -28%
Baird Financial Group
50
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$314K +$14.3K +268 +4%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $274M — up 12% from $245M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FPX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $17.9M. The largest seller was Tuttle Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.7M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q3 2015, up from 82 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $274M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $17.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Tuttle Capital Management, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.