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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $180M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.19%30.48% (-9.7%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9276 (-16)

43% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $317M → $180M (-$138M)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 39

83% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-17.39%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
21
Reduced
39
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
51
IFP Advisors
Florida
$279K -$262K -5,544 -60%
SPC
52
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$275K -$5.57K -118 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$233K +$6.38K +135 +3%
WA
54
WFG Advisors
Texas
$224K -$12.5K -265 -6%
IH
55
IFC Holdings
Florida
$215K +$9.4K +199 +5%
BTS
56
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$208K -$430K -9,104 -69%
ACM
57
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$205K -$44.3K -937 -19%
GT
58
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$116K
Creative Planning
59
Creative Planning
Kansas
$104K -$7.18K -152 -7%
NFG
60
Next Financial Group
Texas
$69K
WEC
61
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$66.3K -$47 -1 -0.1%
GWM
62
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$66K +$62.6K +1,325 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
63
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$46K -$37.4K -792 -46%
TFA
64
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$44K
AIP
65
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$25K
PG
66
Patten Group
Tennessee
$20.3K
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$20K -$46.6K -987 -72%
FANJ
68
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$20K +$18.9K +400 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
69
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13K
MA
70
MUFG Americas
New York
$9K
GWM
71
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$8K -$945 -20 -12%
CAL
72
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$5K
CCA
73
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$5K -$5.2K -110 -52%
BlackRock
74
BlackRock
New York
$4K +$3.64K +77 +1,283%
IWMPD
75
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$3K

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

76 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $180M — down 43% from $317M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of FPX and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Tower Research Capital (TRC), adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, exiting entirely with an estimated $26M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2016, down from 92 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $180M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.