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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $451M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 7

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 20

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $364M → $451M (+$87M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 105 (+16)

2.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.91% → 44.55% (+2.6%)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+17.98%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
45
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$15.8M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$6.75M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.82M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.06M
5
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
+$2.94M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.76M
2
VWA
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
-$1.98M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.69M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.41M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIAN
51
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$748K +$5.05K +76 +0.7%
SWP
52
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$715K +$101K +1,517 +17%
SPIA
53
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$651K +$996 +15 +0.2%
FWM
54
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$637K +$16.1K +243 +3%
RA
55
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$609K +$310K +4,667 +110%
CCA
56
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$602K +$96.6K +1,455 +20%
NFG
57
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$546K +$44.6K +672 +9%
CIBC World Market
58
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$528K +$27.4K +413 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
59
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$521K -$138K -2,080 -21%
M&T Bank
60
M&T Bank
New York
$519K -$664 -10 -0.1%
IWM
61
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$517K +$270K +4,061 +123%
SCA
62
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$476K -$107K -1,606 -19%
IWC
63
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$442K +$418K +6,300 New
BFEC
64
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$437K +$3.79K +57 +0.9%
BFG
65
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$428K +$417K +6,275 New
AP
66
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$392K – – –
PWAG
67
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$385K -$743K -11,181 -66%
CF
68
Centaurus Financial
California
$339K +$330K +4,965 New
LNC
69
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$318K +$309K +4,655 New
TRCT
70
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$316K -$1.41M -21,276 -82%
AWA
71
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$276K +$263K +3,955 New
PA
72
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$248K +$241K +3,632 New
CWM
73
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$223K +$212K +3,185 New
MAP
74
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$214K +$209K +3,142 New
CA
75
Calton & Associates
Florida
$132K +$121K +1,817 New
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

105 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $451M — up 24% from $364M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FPX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.76M sold.

  • 105 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2017, up from 89 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $451M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.