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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 18

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $213M (+$36.7M)

4.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.54%34.67% (+4.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7370 (-3)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
70
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.11%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAL
76
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
-$5.43K -100 Closed
IWMPD
77
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
-$4K -66 Closed
US Bancorp
78
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$1K -17 Closed

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

70 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $213M — up 21% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FPX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $19.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.63M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2016, down from 73 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $213M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $19.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.