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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $398M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 127 (+8)

2.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.24% → 42.79% (+2.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 43

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $471M → $398M (-$73M)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.72%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
31
Increased
38
Reduced
43
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.28M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.15M
3
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$4.43M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.97M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$11.3M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.18M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.97M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.97M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$4.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HFS
51
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$856K -$881K -13,166 -49%
SPIA
52
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$840K -$131K -1,952 -13%
SCA
53
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$792K -$1.07K -16 -0.1%
RA
54
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$702K -$79.3K -1,185 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
55
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$671K -$270K -4,028 -27%
BFEC
56
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$635K -$13.4K -200 -2%
CIBC World Market
57
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$597K +$6.36K +95 +1%
TSS
58
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$594K +$640K +9,565 New
PGA
59
Premia Global Advisors
Florida
$562K -$198K -2,965 -25%
SWP
60
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$562K -$123K -1,841 -17%
CBFP
61
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$560K +$604K +9,025 New
IA
62
IFP Advisors
Florida
$545K -$181K -2,697 -23%
FWM
63
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$542K -$31.1K -465 -5%
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$540K -$126K -1,886 -18%
IWM
65
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$511K -$142K -2,123 -21%
CWM
66
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$496K -$11.3M -168,592 -95%
BFG
67
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$476K -$70.8K -1,058 -12%
CWM
68
Concentrum Wealth Management
California
$470K +$507K +7,580 New
JP Morgan Chase
69
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$457K -$3.21K -48 -0.6%
OIA
70
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$454K +$489K +7,308 New
DI
71
DFPG Investments
Utah
$426K +$459K +6,861 New
M&T Bank
72
M&T Bank
New York
$410K -$21.6K -323 -5%
NFG
73
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$409K -$4.49K -67 -1%
IWC
74
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$391K – – –
CAAS
75
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$359K +$387K +5,781 New
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

127 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $398M — down 16% from $471M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $6.28M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 127 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2018, up from 119 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $398M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.