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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $370M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

193% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 15

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 89 (+7)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $505M → $370M (-$136M)

54.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.37% → 44.46% (-55%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.54%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
44
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$62.6M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$8.85M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.28M
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$7.92M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.34M

Top Sellers

1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$438M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$14.9M
3
RWM
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
-$2.94M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.42M
5
CPIG
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
-$1.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIP
76
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$30K – – –
SSB
77
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$24K – – –
JCM
78
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$16K +$15.6K +266 New
WOC
79
West Oak Capital
California
$14.9K – – –
WAM
80
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$13K – – –
EA
81
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$7K +$6.94K +118 New
FANJ
82
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$6K – – –
BlackRock
83
BlackRock
New York
$5K – – –
PSUF
84
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$5K +$5.06K +86 New
ASN
85
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4K – – –
SEI Investments
86
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2K +$1.65K +28 New
AIM
87
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1K – – –
IWM
88
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$39 -$1.1M -18,777 -20%
RWM
89
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
– -$2.94M -51,238 Closed
SG Americas Securities
90
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$945K -16,475 Closed
FHC
91
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
– -$352K -6,135 Closed
CWM
92
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$259K -4,772 Closed
AWM
93
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$105K -1,822 Closed
NFG
94
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$37K -625 Closed
GI
95
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– -$10K -172 Closed
PMFA
96
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
– -$4K -70 Closed
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

89 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $370M — down 27% from $505M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FPX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $62.6M. The largest seller was MML Investors Services, cutting an estimated $438M.

  • 89 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2017, up from 82 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $370M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $62.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $438M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.