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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $490M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

392% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 12

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $451M → $490M (+$39.1M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 105 → 112 (+7)

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.55% → 44.94% (+0.39%)

Holders
112
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
59
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.5M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$6.57M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.04M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.54M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$2.19M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.8M
2
Nomura Asset Management
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
-$2.58M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.7M
4
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
-$602K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$586K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
51
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$844K +$1.49K +21 +0.2%
RA
52
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$825K +$221K +3,113 +35%
PSF
53
Pacific Sun Financial
California
$788K +$816K +11,502 New
SWP
54
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$779K +$62.9K +886 +8%
SCA
55
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$760K +$292K +4,110 +59%
SPIA
56
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$655K +$1.06K +15 +0.2%
FWM
57
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$632K -$8.23K -116 -1%
BFEC
58
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$624K +$191K +2,698 +42%
NFG
59
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$616K +$70.3K +991 +12%
CWM
60
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$589K +$402K +5,660 +178%
IWM
61
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$581K +$94.2K +1,327 +18%
CIBC World Market
62
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$547K +$17.8K +251 +3%
BFG
63
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$527K +$100K +1,412 +23%
JP Morgan Chase
64
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$525K +$781 +11 +0.1%
Renaissance Technologies
65
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$480K +$497K +7,000 New
CF
66
Centaurus Financial
California
$462K +$126K +1,773 +36%
M&T Bank
67
M&T Bank
New York
$454K -$70.5K -994 -13%
IWC
68
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$421K – – –
AP
69
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$393K – – –
TRCT
70
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$340K +$24.3K +342 +7%
AWA
71
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$284K +$11.3K +159 +4%
MAP
72
Milestone Advisory Partners
North Carolina
$277K +$63.8K +899 +29%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
73
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$275K +$214K +3,010 +303%
PA
74
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$251K +$1.77K +25 +0.7%
US Bancorp
75
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$242K +$245K +3,446 +3,961%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

112 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $490M — up 8.7% from $451M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FPX positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.8M.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2018, up from 105 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $490M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.