First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
73 hedge funds and large institutions have $176M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $169M → $176M (+$7.84M)
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 30.17% → 30.54% (+0.37%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 73 (-6)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 34
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 10
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$4.89M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.83M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.97M |
| 4 |
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
|
+$1.67M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$800K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.52M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.3M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.09M |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$2.02M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.76M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FWM
76
Frontier Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
| – | -$338K | -6,695 | Closed |
|
|
RCA
77
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$275K | -5,434 | Closed |
|
78
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$237K | -4,693 | Closed |
|
|
IH
79
IFC Holdings
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$214K | -4,186 | Closed |
|
80
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
| – | -$66K | -1,300 | Closed |
|
|
CCA
81
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$15K | -300 | Closed |
|
82
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$7K | -140 | Closed |
|
FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
73 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $176M — up 4.6% from $169M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FPX and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $4.89M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $2.52M.
- 73 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q3 2016, down from 79 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $176M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $4.89M added.
- The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.52M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.