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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $496M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 19

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $398M → $496M (+$98.8M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127131 (+4)

1.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.79%44.39% (+1.6%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
131
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.15%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
24
Increased
35
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AA
51
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$907K -$133K -1,889 -13%
CWM
52
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$818K +$23.9K +340 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$815K +$4.93K +70 +0.6%
CIBC World Market
54
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$731K +$9.43K +134 +1%
CBFP
55
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$689K +$12.2K +174 +2%
BFG
56
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$681K +$101K +1,434 +19%
BFEC
57
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$650K -$109K -1,550 -15%
WI
58
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$648K -$1.62M -23,051 -73%
GTAM
59
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$644K +$605K +8,600 New
SWP
60
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$589K -$83.6K -1,187 -13%
Mercer Global Advisors
61
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$579K +$545K +7,738 New
M&T Bank
62
M&T Bank
New York
$554K +$54.7K +777 +12%
FWM
63
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$543K -$104K -1,484 -17%
DI
64
DFPG Investments
Utah
$516K +$141 +2 +0%
CWM
65
Concentrum Wealth Management
California
$510K -$54.4K -773 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
66
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$505K -$43.6K -619 -8%
NFG
67
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$493K -$1.13K -16 -0.2%
Citigroup
68
Citigroup
New York
$473K -$168K -2,381 -27%
IWC
69
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$472K
AP
70
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$421K -$8.1K -115 -2%
IWM
71
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$419K -$186K -2,639 -32%
AIC
72
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$360K +$338K +4,807 New
SG
73
StoneX Group
New York
$355K -$51.2K -728 -13%
PWMG
74
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$349K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
75
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$347K +$169K +2,406 +769%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

131 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $496M — up 25% from $398M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FPX positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $9.59M.

  • 131 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2019, up from 127 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $496M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.