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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $508M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 33

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $496M → $508M (+$11.2M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 131 (0)

1.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.39% → 42.61% (-1.8%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.85%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
57
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.12M
2
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
+$4.02M
3
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.49M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.71M
5
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
+$2.58M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$14.6M
2
AWM
Affinity Wealth Management
Delaware
-$12.7M
3
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$6.84M
4
IWS
Insight Wealth Strategies
California
-$5.61M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
26
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.58M +$3.49M +45,900 New
MML Investors Services
27
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.48M +$1.53M +20,150 +82%
Stifel Financial
28
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.29M +$194K +2,546 +6%
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3M -$174K -2,283 -6%
SI
30
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.64M +$2.58M +33,917 New
SB
31
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.23M +$568K +7,467 +24%
SWAG
32
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$2.1M -$2.22M -29,217 -52%
CPIG
33
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.04M -$8.52K -112 -0.4%
APA
34
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.88M +$19.8K +261 +1%
NFG
35
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.84M +$1.79M +23,590 New
BTS
36
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.83M +$213K +2,805 +14%
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.77M -$371K -4,875 -18%
MAFM
38
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$68.1K -896 -4%
WS
39
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.71M +$36.8K +484 +2%
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.53M -$264K -3,470 -15%
SAM
41
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.3M -$38.6K -508 -3%
RFN
42
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.25M +$1.52K +20 +0.1%
CAGAS
43
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$1.18M -$1.52K -20 -0.1%
OC
44
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.17M +$11.9K +156 +1%
SPIA
45
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.12M +$60.3K +793 +6%
NAM
46
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.12M -$87.4K -1,149 -7%
HighTower Advisors
47
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.03M -$211K -2,773 -17%
IWM
48
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$939K +$491K +6,463 +116%
AA
49
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$933K -$10K -132 -1%
CBFP
50
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$920K +$199K +2,613 +28%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

131 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $508M — up 2.2% from $496M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FPX positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.12M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $14.6M.

  • 131 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2019, unchanged from Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $508M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.12M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $14.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.