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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 18

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $213M (+$36.7M)

4.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.54%34.67% (+4.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7370 (-3)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
70
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.11%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
26
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$891K +$11.7K +219 +1%
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$838K +$25.4K +475 +3%
NAM
28
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$823K -$16K -299 -2%
Cetera Investment Advisers
29
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$768K +$297K +5,552 +64%
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$762K +$313K +5,845 +71%
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$640K -$97.7K -1,827 -13%
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$596K +$20.5K +383 +4%
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$593K +$283K +5,292 +93%
OC
34
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$579K +$40.2K +752 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$551K -$31.6K -590 -5%
M&T Bank
36
M&T Bank
New York
$489K -$10.7K -200 -2%
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$487K +$64.7K +1,210 +16%
SCA
38
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$458K -$37K -691 -8%
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
$451K +$6.52K +122 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$405K -$7.22K -135 -2%
Baird Financial Group
41
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$392K +$4.44K +83 +1%
FHC
42
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$383K -$171K -3,203 -31%
FAAS
43
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$317K +$535 +10 +0.2%
CWM
44
Concert Wealth Management
California
$259K
SWP
45
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$257K -$104K -1,938 -29%
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$252K -$37.6K -703 -13%
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$240K +$160 +3 +0.1%
BFEC
48
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$229K +$226K +4,230 New
TH
49
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$224K -$361K -6,744 -62%
CIBC World Market
50
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$219K -$9.73K -182 -4%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

70 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $213M — up 21% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FPX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $19.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.63M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2016, down from 73 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $213M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $19.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.