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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
SMFS
101
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$37K – – –
PG
102
Patten Group
Tennessee
$34K – – –
GWM
103
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$33K -$12.4K -185 -26%
AIP
104
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$31K – – –
William Blair & Company
105
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$28K +$29.9K +447 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
106
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$25K -$84.9K -1,268 -76%
SSB
107
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$25K – – –
CA
108
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$22K +$19.4K +290 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
109
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$19K +$4.22K +63 +25%
MOS
110
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$18K +$19.6K +293 New
WOC
111
West Oak Capital
California
$15.5K – – –
JCM
112
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$15K -$24.5K -366 -60%
HR
113
Howe & Rusling
New York
$13K +$13.9K +207 New
FTI
114
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$13K +$26.4K +394 New
ASN
115
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$11K +$6.69K +100 +125%
IWA
116
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$11K +$12.1K +180 New
BWM
117
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$10K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
118
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
FHA
119
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$9K +$1.07K +16 +12%
QCIG
120
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$6K +$67 +1 +1%
BlackRock
121
BlackRock
New York
$5K – – –
FGC
122
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$3K +$3.15K +47 New
CIAS
123
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1K +$1.34K +20 New
EFSCE
124
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$1K +$1.34K +20 New
TWM
125
Titus Wealth Management
California
$312 +$337K +5,028 New
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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.