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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $398M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 127 (+8)

2.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.24% → 42.79% (+2.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 43

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $471M → $398M (-$73M)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.72%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
31
Increased
38
Reduced
43
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.28M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.15M
3
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$4.43M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.97M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.21M

Top Sellers

1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$11.3M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.18M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.97M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.97M
5
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
-$4.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AP
76
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$356K – – –
SG
77
StoneX Group
New York
$339K -$7.76K -116 -2%
PA
78
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$292K +$22.6K +338 +9%
PWMG
79
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$289K +$312K +4,664 New
AWA
80
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$284K -$19.1K -285 -6%
CFGS
81
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$280K +$149K +2,231 +97%
Baird Financial Group
82
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$276K -$2.62M -39,191 -90%
AI
83
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$274K -$3.46M -51,657 -92%
MHS
84
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$237K +$63.1K +942 +33%
OPA
85
Old Port Advisors
Maine
$231K +$121K +1,810 New
EWM
86
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$227K +$245K +3,663 New
SCM
87
Smith Capital Management
Arkansas
$220K +$237K +3,543 New
NWP
88
Northstar Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$210K +$226K +3,378 New
PFA
89
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$201K +$217K +3,246 New
CWA
90
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$112K -$11.4K -170 -9%
PWM
91
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$95K +$102K +1,525 New
US Bancorp
92
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$75K +$6.69K +100 +9%
CC
93
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$75K +$44K +657 New
WDL
94
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$75K +$44K +657 New
APA
95
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$72.7K +$36.8K +549 +88%
WAP
96
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$63K +$201 +3 +0.3%
HNB
97
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$54K – – –
CHC
98
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$47K – – –
GRP
99
Global Retirement Partners
California
$41K – – –
FHA
100
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$39K +$6.76K +101 +19%
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4
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

127 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $398M — down 16% from $471M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $6.28M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 127 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2018, up from 119 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $398M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.