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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $151M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 68 (+5)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 21

3.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.79% → 27.12% (-3.7%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $168M → $151M (-$17M)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.94%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
23
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.97M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$751K
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$693K
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$618K
5
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
+$344K

Top Sellers

1
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$15.5M
2
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$9.33M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.33M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.82M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MM
51
Midas Management
New York
$146K +$141K +2,900 New
GT
52
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$116K +$113K +2,325 New
PAI
53
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$84K +$48.7K +1,000 +148%
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Texas
$53K +$30.5K +625 +147%
CLOS
55
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$40K – – –
MCM
56
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$40K +$39K +800 New
Creative Planning
57
Creative Planning
Kansas
$37K -$10.5K -215 -23%
WEC
58
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$30.1K -$2.44K -50 -8%
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$30K – – –
HI
60
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$25K – – –
BRWM
61
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$13K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
62
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$10K +$9.26K +190 New
FANJ
63
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$6K +$1.22K +25 +25%
CAL
64
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$5.03K – – –
MWP
65
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.65K +75 New
BRWA
66
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.9K +$310K +6,365 +63%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
67
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$24 +$23.3K +478 New
SMM
68
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
– -$9.33M -194,056 Closed
Jane Street
69
Jane Street
New York
– -$3.33M -69,286 Closed
CS
70
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$1.27M -26,333 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
71
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.25M -25,990 Closed
VF
72
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.07M -22,186 Closed
SG Americas Securities
73
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$684K -14,229 Closed
VKH
74
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$380K -7,899 Closed
EWM
75
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
– -$63K -1,300 Closed
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

68 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $151M — down 10% from $168M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FPX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.97M. The largest seller was Comerica Bank, cutting an estimated $15.5M.

  • 68 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2014, up from 63 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $151M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.97M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $15.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.