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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

135 hedge funds and large institutions have $538M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 40

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $508M → $538M (+$29.9M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131135 (+4)

0.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.61%43.37% (+0.76%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
135
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.05%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
57
Reduced
40
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.45M +$252K +3,203 +8%
FAAS
27
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.15M +$233K +2,957 +8%
SI
28
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$3.13M +$575K +7,307 +22%
IA
29
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$3.03M +$3.15M +39,993 New
MML Investors Services
30
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.44M -$983K -12,493 -28%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.07M +$2.15M +27,335 New
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.94M +$1.35M +17,116 +202%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.94M +$461K +5,862 +30%
CPIG
34
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.92M -$23K -293 -1%
WS
35
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.8M +$138K +1,754 +8%
NFG
36
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.79M
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.73M -$3.46K -44 -0.2%
SB
38
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.7M -$728K -9,253 -24%
MAFM
39
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.65M -$53.5K -680 -3%
SWAG
40
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$1.59M -$470K -5,972 -22%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$1.57M -$2.91M -36,983 -64%
APA
42
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.52M -$321K -4,080 -17%
BTS
43
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.36M -$439K -5,579 -24%
RFN
44
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.28M +$38K +483 +3%
SPIA
45
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.24M +$161K +2,049 +14%
SAM
46
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.24M -$31.5K -400 -2%
OC
47
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.14M -$1.97K -25 -0.2%
RCAG
48
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$1.12M +$2.73M +34,743 New
GIA
49
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.11M +$1.15M +14,592 New
NAM
50
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.09M +$7.87K +100 +0.7%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

135 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $538M — up 5.9% from $508M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FPX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $4.76M.

  • 135 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q3 2019, up from 131 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $538M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $15.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2019 was LPL Financial, an estimated $4.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.