We are live on ! Find out more
FPX icon

First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 39 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

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 39

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $602M (+$64.4M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 143 (+8)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.37% → 46.06% (+2.7%)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.93%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
39
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$15.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$10.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.09M
4
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
+$5.47M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

1
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$6.47M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.67M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.73M
4
GSWM
Golden State Wealth Management
California
-$3.94M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$2.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MSAM
101
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$259K +$250K +3,225 New
BRWM
102
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$240K +$1.71K +22 +0.7%
CFGS
103
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$237K +$140K +1,800 +157%
RJT
104
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$233K – – –
GWM
105
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$231K +$101K +1,305 +84%
CWA
106
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$224K +$210K +2,706 New
US Bancorp
107
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$213K +$33.7K +434 +20%
PWA
108
Peterson Wealth Advisors
Utah
$210K +$203K +2,609 New
ZB
109
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$209K – – –
CF
110
Centaurus Financial
California
$204K -$289K -3,717 -59%
Koshinski Asset Management
111
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$202K +$195K +2,516 New
WAP
112
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$190K +$155 +2 +0.1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
113
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$165K – – –
AIP
114
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$110K +$3.18K +41 +3%
SFPG
115
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$96K +$93.2K +1,200 New
CIA
116
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$84.4K – – –
CHC
117
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$84K – – –
TI
118
tru Independence
Oregon
$84K +$104K +1,335 New
CTC
119
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$76K +$73.8K +950 New
HNB
120
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$70K – – –
EW
121
Evoke Wealth
California
$66.8K +$60.9K +784 New
GT
122
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$60K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
123
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$52K -$102K -1,317 -67%
SMFS
124
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$48K +$46.6K +600 New
HF
125
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$45.8K +$44.3K +570 New
3 4
5
6 7

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

143 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $602M — up 12% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was M&T Bank, adding an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was IFP Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.47M.

  • 143 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2019, up from 135 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $602M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $15.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was IFP Advisors, an estimated $6.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.