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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $451M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 7

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 20

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $364M → $451M (+$87M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 105 (+16)

2.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.91% → 44.55% (+2.6%)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+17.98%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
45
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$15.8M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$6.75M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.82M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.06M
5
SI
SII Investments
Wisconsin
+$2.94M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.76M
2
VWA
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
-$1.98M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.69M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.41M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
76
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$101K +$17.1K +257 +21%
GWM
77
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$90K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
78
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$68K +$66 +1 +0.1%
WAP
79
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$68K +$66.5K +1,002 New
CHC
80
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$61K +$59.8K +900 New
GT
81
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$51K – – –
GRP
82
Global Retirement Partners
California
$45K – – –
JCM
83
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$44K +$66 +1 +0.2%
APA
84
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$42.5K +$41.4K +623 New
PG
85
Patten Group
Tennessee
$41K – – –
WTB
86
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$38K – – –
LC
87
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
$29K – – –
PGWM
88
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$28K +$27.3K +411 New
SSB
89
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$27K – – –
WWMSC
90
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$21K +$19.6K +295 New
MOS
91
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$16K +$15.9K +240 New
ASN
92
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$16K +$16K +241 New
WAM
93
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$15K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
94
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$10K +$9.43K +142 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
95
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$10K +$10.1K +152 New
FANJ
96
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$7K – – –
US Bancorp
97
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
BlackRock
98
BlackRock
New York
$5K – – –
FHA
99
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$5K +$5.64K +85 New
BTIS
100
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$4K +$3.79K +57 New
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

105 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $451M — up 24% from $364M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FPX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.76M sold.

  • 105 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2017, up from 89 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $451M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.