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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 5

425% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 4

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $181M → $245M (+$64.4M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6782 (+15)

3.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.53%32.42% (+3.9%)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+22.39%
% of All Funds
2.21%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
45
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DADC
51
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$269K +$5.46K +100 +2%
FAAS
52
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$267K +$268K +4,908 New
M&T Bank
53
M&T Bank
New York
$262K
LI
54
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$256K
WA
55
WFG Advisors
Texas
$240K +$31.9K +585 +15%
MC
56
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$235K +$235K +4,312 New
SWP
57
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$234K +$234K +4,292 New
SI
58
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$229K +$229K +4,200 New
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$218K -$30.1K -552 -12%
MM
60
Midas Management
New York
$158K
Fifth Third Bancorp
61
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$137K +$127K +2,319 +1,221%
WP
62
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$84K -$66.1K -1,210 -44%
NFG
63
Next Financial Group
Texas
$73K +$16.4K +300 +29%
MAA
64
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$71K +$62.4K +1,142 +727%
FNBT
65
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$55K +$54.6K +1,000 New
BCM
66
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$47K +$46.9K +859 New
MCM
67
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$44K
GWA
68
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$25.9K +$25.9K +475 New
WEC
69
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$24.5K
PG
70
Patten Group
Tennessee
$24K +$24K +440 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
71
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$14K +$13.7K +250 New
FANJ
72
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$11K +$11.5K +210 New
GWM
73
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$9K +$9.28K +170 New
BRWM
74
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$7K
CAL
75
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$5.45K

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

82 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $245M — up 36% from $181M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FPX positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Chicago Partners Investment Group, cutting an estimated $718K.

  • 82 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2015, up from 67 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $245M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Chicago Partners Investment Group, an estimated $718K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.