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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $505M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 3

215% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 13

137% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $213M → $505M (+$292M)

64.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.67% → 99.37% (+65%)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 82 (+12)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+17.14%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
41
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$422M
2
IWM
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
+$5.24M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.99M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.84M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.36M

Top Sellers

1
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$1.25M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$597K
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$487K
4
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$224K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$154K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
26
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.37M +$938K +16,627 +229%
PAG
27
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.35M +$318K +5,643 +31%
SPC
28
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.34M +$1.05M +18,637 +401%
SAM
29
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.15M +$26.2K +464 +2%
SB
30
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.13M +$1.11M +19,687 New
CA
31
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.09M -$169 -3 -0%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$959K +$12.1K +215 +1%
AA
33
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$952K – – –
SG Americas Securities
34
SG Americas Securities
New York
$945K +$56.4K +1,000 +6%
BTS
35
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$941K +$926K +16,410 New
NAM
36
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$872K +$56 +1 +0%
KWM
37
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$787K +$774K +13,710 New
IA
38
IFP Advisors
Florida
$751K +$268K +4,754 +57%
CAN
39
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$722K +$95.4K +1,691 +15%
SCA
40
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$696K +$206K +3,653 +43%
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$611K -$66.6K -1,181 -10%
VWA
42
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$608K +$601K +10,645 New
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$592K -$21.6K -382 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$583K -$734 -13 -0.1%
AIP
45
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$525K +$516K +9,150 New
M&T Bank
46
M&T Bank
New York
$496K -$21.6K -382 -4%
NPC
47
National Planning Corporation
California
$477K +$472K +8,357 New
FAAS
48
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$434K +$96.9K +1,717 +29%
Envestnet Asset Management
49
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$430K +$846 +15 +0.2%
CCA
50
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$423K +$374K +6,620 +883%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $505M — up 137% from $213M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FPX positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $422M. The largest seller was Advisor Group, cutting an estimated $1.25M.

  • 82 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2017, up from 70 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $505M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 137% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $422M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Advisor Group, an estimated $1.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.