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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $496M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $398M → $496M (+$98.8M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 131 (+4)

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.79% → 44.39% (+1.6%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
131
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.15%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
35
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$20.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$10.9M
3
IWS
Insight Wealth Strategies
California
+$7.3M
4
AWM
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
+$6.42M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$6.23M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.59M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.63M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.11M
4
VAG
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
-$4.06M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GSWM
26
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$3.34M +$3.14M +44,616 New
SPC
27
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.3M -$352K -5,000 -10%
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.06M -$2.69M -38,184 -48%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.96M +$27.5K +391 +1%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.62M -$11.8K -168 -0.5%
CAN
31
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.07M -$440K -6,258 -18%
HFS
32
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.92M +$832K +11,815 +86%
CPIG
33
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.91M +$634 +9 +0%
MML Investors Services
34
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.84M +$114K +1,625 +7%
SB
35
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.8M -$93.1K -1,323 -4%
APA
36
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.79M +$1.6M +22,722 +1,939%
MAFM
37
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$218K -3,091 -12%
CA
38
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.71M -$45.3K -644 -3%
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$1.65M -$684K -9,721 -31%
WS
40
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.61M -$35.3K -501 -2%
BTS
41
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.55M +$272K +3,862 +23%
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.4M -$5.63M -80,041 -81%
SAM
43
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.29M -$32.2K -458 -3%
HighTower Advisors
44
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.2M -$67.4K -957 -6%
RFN
45
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.19M +$1.1M +15,695 New
NAM
46
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.16M -$56.2K -799 -5%
CAGAS
47
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$1.13M -$124K -1,768 -10%
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.12M +$26.2K +372 +3%
KWM
49
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.04M +$2.39K +34 +0.2%
SPIA
50
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.01M +$422 +6 +0%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

131 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $496M — up 25% from $398M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FPX positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $9.59M.

  • 131 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2019, up from 127 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $496M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.