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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 39 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

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 39

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $602M (+$64.4M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 143 (+8)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.37% → 46.06% (+2.7%)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.93%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
39
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$15.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$10.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.09M
4
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
+$5.47M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

1
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$6.47M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.67M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.73M
4
GSWM
Golden State Wealth Management
California
-$3.94M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$2.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
26
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.2M -$155K -2,001 -4%
Truist Financial
27
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.97M +$3.84M +49,459 New
SI
28
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$3.32M +$7.84K +101 +0.2%
IA
29
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$3.25M +$38.2K +492 +1%
PWM
30
Provident Wealth Management
Tennessee
$2.95M +$2.85M +36,673 New
PA
31
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$2.8M +$1.53M +19,700 +383%
MML Investors Services
32
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.63M +$40.7K +524 +2%
WS
33
Wedbush Securities
California
$2.58M +$650K +8,376 +35%
Baird Financial Group
34
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.21M +$17.3K +223 +0.8%
CPIG
35
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.14M +$32.7K +421 +2%
CA
36
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.1M +$50.3K +648 +3%
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.07M +$239K +3,075 +14%
BFEC
38
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.76M +$814K +10,484 +91%
MAFM
39
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.72M -$24.3K -313 -1%
SWAG
40
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$1.67M -$8.07K -104 -0.5%
ACA
41
Ascension Capital Advisors
Texas
$1.63M +$1.57M +20,269 New
APA
42
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.57M -$44.5K -573 -3%
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.51M +$1.46M +18,804 New
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.46M -$425K -5,479 -23%
CBFP
45
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$1.45M +$379K +4,886 +37%
Citadel Advisors
46
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.44M +$1.39M +17,948 New
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$1.43M +$691K +8,902 +101%
CWM
48
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.41M +$247K +3,175 +22%
SPIA
49
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$1.35M +$30.4K +391 +2%
RFN
50
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$1.3M -$45.3K -583 -4%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

143 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $602M — up 12% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was M&T Bank, adding an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was IFP Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.47M.

  • 143 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2019, up from 135 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $602M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $15.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was IFP Advisors, an estimated $6.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.