First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
800% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 5
425% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 4
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $181M → $245M (+$64.4M)
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 82 (+15)
3.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 28.53% → 32.42% (+3.9%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12M |
| 2 |
TCM
Tuttle Capital Management
Riverside,
Connecticut
|
+$9.89M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$6.28M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.27M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CPIG
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$718K |
| 2 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
-$312K |
| 3 |
GHF
Good Harbor Financial
Barrington,
Illinois
|
-$260K |
| 4 |
GT
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$125K |
| 5 |
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$66.1K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TFA
76
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
IWMPD
77
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
Palm Desert,
California
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
RFA
78
Reilly Financial Advisors
La Mesa,
California
| $1K | +$546 | +10 | New |
|
|
W
79
Wealthfront
Palo Alto,
California
| $1K | +$546 | +10 | New |
|
|
FHC
80
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
| $599 | +$287K | +5,252 | +92% |
|
81
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $35 | +$6.5K | +119 | +23% |
|
|
CLOS
82
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| – | -$312K | -5,800 | Closed |
|
|
GT
83
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$125K | -2,325 | Closed |
|
84
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$58K | -1,082 | Closed |
|
|
HI
85
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$11K | -200 | Closed |
|
FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
82 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $245M — up 36% from $181M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FPX positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Chicago Partners Investment Group, cutting an estimated $718K.
- 82 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2015, up from 67 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $245M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12M added.
- The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Chicago Partners Investment Group, an estimated $718K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.