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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $398M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 127 (+8)

2.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.24% → 42.79% (+2.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 43

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $471M → $398M (-$73M)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.72%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
31
Increased
38
Reduced
43
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.28M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.15M
3
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$4.43M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.97M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$11.3M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.18M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.97M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.97M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$4.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPC
26
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.04M +$65.3K +975 +2%
DAS
27
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$2.65M +$2.94M +43,845 New
Stifel Financial
28
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.44M +$146K +2,176 +6%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.43M +$1.85M +27,654 +242%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.18M +$11.2K +168 +0.5%
CAN
31
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.1M +$60K +897 +3%
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$1.97M -$1.17M -17,472 -35%
WI
33
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.97M +$16.1K +241 +0.8%
SB
34
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.88M +$9.1K +136 +0.4%
PFS
35
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.84M +$494K +7,375 +33%
CPIG
36
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.7M -$57.9K -865 -3%
MAFM
37
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.64M +$1.77M +26,390 New
CA
38
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.47M +$84.4K +1,261 +6%
NFG
39
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.46M +$1.58M +23,590 New
MML Investors Services
40
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.42M -$115K -1,722 -7%
WS
41
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.36M +$3.62K +54 +0.2%
SAM
42
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.1M +$59.1K +883 +5%
HighTower Advisors
43
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M -$159K -2,369 -12%
CAGAS
44
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$1.05M -$4.82K -72 -0.4%
BTS
45
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.04M -$21.8K -325 -2%
NAM
46
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.01M – – –
FEG
47
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$969K – – –
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$901K -$63.4K -947 -6%
AA
49
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$868K -$110K -1,642 -11%
KWM
50
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$861K +$1.21K +18 +0.1%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

127 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $398M — down 16% from $471M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $6.28M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 127 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2018, up from 119 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $398M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.