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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 18

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $213M (+$36.7M)

4.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.54%34.67% (+4.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7370 (-3)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
70
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.11%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
51
Creative Planning
Kansas
$214K +$126K +2,362 +149%
WA
52
WFG Advisors
Texas
$211K -$34K -635 -14%
IWM
53
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$146K +$143K +2,678 New
GT
54
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$125K
NFG
55
Next Financial Group
Texas
$89K
GWM
56
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$71K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
57
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$67K -$10.6K -199 -14%
WEC
58
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$65K
CCA
59
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$41K +$40.1K +750 New
GRP
60
Global Retirement Partners
California
$36K +$35.4K +662 New
AIP
61
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$27K
PG
62
Patten Group
Tennessee
$23K +$53 +1 +0.2%
FANJ
63
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$23K +$1.34K +25 +6%
PCP
64
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$22K +$21.4K +400 New
WOC
65
West Oak Capital
California
$13.5K
WAM
66
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$12K +$11.8K +221 New
GI
67
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$9K
BlackRock
68
BlackRock
New York
$4K
AIM
69
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1K -$1.74M -32,473 -100%
Goldman Sachs
70
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.63M -48,413 Closed
SIM
71
SSI Investment Management
California
-$2.58M -47,602 Closed
Jane Street
72
Jane Street
New York
-$2.03M -37,347 Closed
BRWA
73
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$646K -11,891 Closed
WS
74
Wedbush Securities
California
-$447K -8,230 Closed
PAI
75
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
-$30K -550 Closed

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

70 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $213M — up 21% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FPX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $19.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.63M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2016, down from 73 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $213M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $19.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.