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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $490M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

392% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 12

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $451M → $490M (+$39.1M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 105 → 112 (+7)

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.55% → 44.94% (+0.39%)

Holders
112
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
59
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.5M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$6.57M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.04M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.54M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$2.19M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.8M
2
Nomura Asset Management
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
-$2.58M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.7M
4
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
-$602K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$586K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
101
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$10K – – –
FANJ
102
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$7K – – –
PAI
103
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$7K +$7.31K +103 New
WDL
104
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$7K +$7.59K +107 New
FHA
105
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$5K – – –
BlackRock
106
BlackRock
New York
$5K +$71 +1 +1%
FGAM
107
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$3K +$3.33K +47 New
FGC
108
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$3K +$3.33K +47 New
THWM
109
Taylor Hoffman Wealth Management
Virginia
$3K +$3.55K +50 New
AIM
110
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1K – – –
ML
111
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$1K +$993 +14 New
SI
112
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$4.31M -63,141 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
113
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.7M -24,858 Closed
IH
114
IFC Holdings
Florida
– -$1.5M -22,081 Closed
Nomura Asset Management
115
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
– -$2.58M -20,701 Closed
CCA
116
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
– -$602K -8,825 Closed
LNC
117
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$318K -4,655 Closed
CA
118
Calton & Associates
Florida
– -$132K -1,817 Closed
LC
119
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
– -$29K -423 Closed
PGWM
120
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
– -$28K -411 Closed
AFNAS
121
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
– -$3K -50 Closed
SEI Investments
122
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$2K -28 Closed
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

112 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $490M — up 8.7% from $451M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FPX positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.8M.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2018, up from 105 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $490M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.