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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $370M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

193% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 15

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 89 (+7)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $505M → $370M (-$136M)

54.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.37% → 44.46% (-55%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.54%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
44
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$62.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$8.85M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.28M
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$7.92M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.34M

Top Sellers

1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$438M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$14.9M
3
RWM
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
-$2.94M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.42M
5
CPIG
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
-$1.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
M&T Bank
51
M&T Bank
New York
$516K – – –
SWP
52
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$476K +$183K +3,110 +64%
FWM
53
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$460K +$453K +7,705 New
Envestnet Asset Management
54
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$453K +$6.41K +109 +1%
CCA
55
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$440K – – –
CIBC World Market
56
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$430K +$109K +1,848 +34%
PNC Financial Services Group
57
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$369K +$104K +1,775 +40%
BFEC
58
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$360K +$15.5K +264 +5%
AP
59
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$343K – – –
CPIG
60
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$329K -$1.11M -18,891 -76%
NPC
61
National Planning Corporation
California
$321K -$174K -2,958 -35%
NFG
62
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$286K +$282K +4,789 New
SI
63
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$276K +$273K +4,640 New
WA
64
WFG Advisors
Texas
$265K +$6.35K +108 +2%
WS
65
Wedbush Securities
California
$254K +$251K +4,260 New
GT
66
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$133K – – –
GWM
67
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$79K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
68
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$70K -$353 -6 -0.5%
Creative Planning
69
Creative Planning
Kansas
$69K -$3.53K -60 -5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
70
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$56K +$39.5K +671 +246%
NA
71
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$49.3K +$48.9K +831 New
WEC
72
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$44.8K – – –
GRP
73
Global Retirement Partners
California
$40K +$59 +1 +0.2%
PG
74
Patten Group
Tennessee
$36K +$11.2K +190 +47%
WTB
75
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$33K +$32.6K +555 New
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

89 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $370M — down 27% from $505M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FPX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $62.6M. The largest seller was MML Investors Services, cutting an estimated $438M.

  • 89 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2017, up from 82 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $370M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $62.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $438M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.