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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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135 hedge funds and large institutions have $469M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

1.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.06% → 47.45% (+1.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 135 (-8)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 54

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $602M → $469M (-$133M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
135
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-5.59%
% of All Funds
2.97%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
18
Increased
44
Reduced
54
Closed
24
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$41.1M
2
TC
Trilogy Capital
California
+$5.99M
3
GSWM
Golden State Wealth Management
California
+$4.29M
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$2.65M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$20.5M
2
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
-$15.1M
3
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
-$6.43M
4
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$4.48M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
101
IFP Advisors
Florida
$137K +$125K +1,616 +308%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
102
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$129K – – –
SF
103
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$126K +$155K +2,007 New
PWMG
104
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$104K -$201K -2,599 -61%
AIP
105
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$86K – – –
SFPG
106
Stonebridge Financial Planning Group
Florida
$79K – – –
CIA
107
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$66.2K – – –
CHC
108
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$66K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
109
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$65K +$79.1K +1,025 New
APA
110
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$61.9K -$1.43M -18,520 -95%
GT
111
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$60K – – –
AIC
112
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$58K -$367K -4,752 -84%
HNB
113
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$55K – – –
MHR
114
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$53K +$64.2K +832 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
115
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$40K -$1.47K -19 -3%
SMFS
116
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$37K – – –
VCP
117
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$36K -$217K -2,814 -83%
HF
118
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$35.9K – – –
FHA
119
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$32K +$77 +1 +0.2%
SSB
120
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$25K – – –
First Manhattan
121
First Manhattan
New York
$25K +$31.1K +403 New
SFS
122
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$19K – – –
FHA
123
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$14K +$10.2K +132 +131%
LS
124
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$11K -$12.1K -157 -48%
BWM
125
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$9K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

135 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $469M — down 22% from $602M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of FPX and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $41.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $20.5M.

  • 135 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2020, down from 143 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $469M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 24 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $41.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $20.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.