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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $180M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.19%30.48% (-9.7%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9276 (-16)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $180M (-$138M)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 39

83% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-17.39%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
21
Reduced
39
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
26
Citigroup
New York
$832K -$576K -12,187 -42%
CA
27
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$830K -$9.68K -205 -1%
NAM
28
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$790K -$184K -3,899 -20%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$755K -$38.2K -808 -5%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$708K -$964K -20,405 -59%
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$698K +$72.4K +1,533 +12%
OC
32
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$662K +$128K +2,720 +26%
JP Morgan Chase
33
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$583K -$677K -14,335 -55%
FHC
34
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$562K +$1.18K +25 +0.2%
BRWA
35
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$560K -$47.2K -1,000 -8%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$542K -$20.4K -433 -4%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$539K +$154K +3,263 +43%
PAI
38
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$454K -$136K -2,885 -24%
FWM
39
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$446K +$54.6K +1,156 +15%
RCA
40
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$427K +$403K +8,527 New
WS
41
Wedbush Securities
California
$393K -$60.3K -1,276 -14%
SWP
42
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$358K
Baird Financial Group
43
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$348K +$10.3K +219 +3%
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$327K +$42.1K +892 +16%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$325K -$24.7K -522 -7%
ICAS
46
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$314K -$332K -7,034 -53%
DADC
47
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$312K -$2.66M -56,328 -90%
CWM
48
Concert Wealth Management
California
$290K -$35.7K -755 -12%
M&T Bank
49
M&T Bank
New York
$290K
Cetera Investment Advisers
50
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$289K +$68.9K +1,458 +34%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

76 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $180M — down 43% from $317M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of FPX and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, exiting entirely with an estimated $26M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2016, down from 92 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $180M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.