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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

322% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 9

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $776M → $1.06B (+$286M)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 49

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146 → 172 (+26)

3.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.24% → 54.54% (+3.3%)

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11K | Put options by funds: $59K

Holders
172
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+17.81%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
38
Increased
58
Reduced
49
Closed
9
Calls
$11K
Puts
$59K
Net Calls
-$48K
Net Calls Change
-$48K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.2M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.84M
3
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
+$4.92M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$4.62M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$3.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
-$6.95M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$3.93M
3
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
-$2.42M
4
TC
Trilogy Capital
California
-$1.93M
5
APA
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
-$1.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
51
Avestar Capital
New York
$2.26M +$1.14M +10,537 +123%
LAS
52
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$2.24M +$344K +3,172 +20%
CBFP
53
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$2.22M -$6.28K -58 -0.3%
Baird Financial Group
54
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.17M +$1.98M +18,307 New
ACA
55
Ascension Capital Advisors
Texas
$2.07M -$181K -1,675 -9%
AAM
56
Ascension Asset Management
New York
$2.07M +$1.9M +17,524 New
PNC Financial Services Group
57
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.97M +$176K +1,628 +11%
CWM
58
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.96M -$174K -1,603 -9%
SWAG
59
Spectrum Wealth Advisory Group
California
$1.94M -$1.59M -14,701 -47%
APWA
60
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$1.9M +$231K +2,130 +15%
CA
61
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.87M -$99.8K -921 -6%
OC
62
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.85M +$35.3K +326 +2%
FIM
63
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$52.5K +485 +3%
MAFM
64
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.58M +$38.2K +353 +3%
NAM
65
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.52M -$54.2K -500 -4%
MHS
66
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$1.44M +$137K +1,269 +12%
NFG
67
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.39M +$1.27M +11,752 New
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
68
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$1.35M +$1.22M +11,298 +13,778%
CAAS
69
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$1.31M -$123K -1,132 -9%
GC
70
Grace Capital
Massachusetts
$1.3M – – –
CIBC World Market
71
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.27M -$7.47K -69 -0.6%
AA
72
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.23M +$84K +775 +8%
CAGAS
73
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$1.1M – – –
CAS
74
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$1.1M +$1.01M +9,291 New
AWG
75
Altus Wealth Group
Colorado
$1.1M +$1.01M +9,282 New
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

172 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.06B — up 37% from $776M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new FPX positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $29.2M. The largest seller was Almanack Investment Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.95M sold.

  • 172 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2020, up from 146 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Almanack Investment Partners, an estimated $6.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.