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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7679 (+3)

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.48%30.17% (-0.31%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $180M → $169M (-$11.1M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 35

Holders
79
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.95%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
24
Reduced
35
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AA
26
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$881K -$63.4K -1,252 -7%
CA
27
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$819K -$11.4K -225 -1%
TH
28
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$814K +$816K +16,121 New
NAM
29
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$783K -$15.1K -299 -2%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$762K -$77.5K -1,531 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$755K -$7.44K -147 -1%
VF
32
Virtu Financial
New York
$718K +$719K +14,208 New
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$706K +$253 +5 +0%
BRWA
34
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$624K +$58.5K +1,156 +10%
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$597K -$471K -9,294 -44%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$575K -$13.5K -267 -2%
PAG
37
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$535K -$14.2K -280 -3%
OC
38
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$506K -$163K -3,215 -24%
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$463K +$275K +5,436 +146%
SAM
40
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$459K +$460K +9,077 New
SCA
41
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$428K +$429K +8,463 New
WS
42
Wedbush Securities
California
$392K -$5.47K -108 -1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
43
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$374K +$86.9K +1,716 +30%
Baird Financial Group
44
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$362K -$3.54K -70 -1%
SWP
45
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$347K -$15.2K -300 -4%
FWM
46
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$338K -$112K -2,219 -25%
FAAS
47
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$331K +$1.27K +25 +0.4%
DADC
48
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$320K +$5.06K +100 +2%
HighTower Advisors
49
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$312K +$311K +6,143 New
ICAS
50
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$298K -$18.7K -370 -6%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

79 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $169M — down 6.2% from $180M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FPX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $4.51M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 79 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2016, up from 76 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $169M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $4.51M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.