First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX
68 hedge funds and large institutions have $151M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 63 → 68 (+5)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 21
3.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 30.79% → 27.12% (-3.7%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $168M → $151M (-$17M)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$15.5M |
| 2 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
-$9.33M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.33M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.82M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.42M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PSUF
76
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| – | -$41K | -850 | Closed |
|
|
OIA
77
Optimum Investment Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$19K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
DAM
78
Delta Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$10K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
TCM
79
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| – | -$5K | -100 | Closed |
|
80
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$49 | +1 | New |
|
FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
68 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $151M — down 10% from $168M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FPX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.97M. The largest seller was Comerica Bank, cutting an estimated $15.5M.
- 68 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2014, up from 63 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $151M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.97M added.
- The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Comerica Bank, an estimated $15.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.