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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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207 hedge funds and large institutions have $982M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 207 (+13)

2.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.09% → 52.95% (+2.9%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $996M → $982M (-$13.9M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
207
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.7%
% of All Funds
3.19%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
33
Increased
53
Reduced
76
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$11.8M
2
CCP
Cassia Capital Partners
North Carolina
+$6.69M
3
AOG
Alpha Omega Group
Virginia
+$4.75M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.72M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.28M

Top Sellers

1
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$16.9M
2
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
-$9.53M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$9.34M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$6.43M
5
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$4.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WI
101
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$627K -$42.1K -332 -6%
DI
102
DFPG Investments
Utah
$620K – – –
TWM
103
Triton Wealth Management
Arizona
$607K -$52.7K -416 -7%
MCC
104
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$597K +$617K +4,870 New
IFG
105
Independent Financial Group
California
$595K – – –
IWM
106
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$595K -$16.5K -130 -3%
LWAC
107
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$581K +$601K +4,744 New
Creative Planning
108
Creative Planning
Kansas
$564K -$109K -859 -16%
PWM
109
Purus Wealth Management
California
$545K -$154K -1,212 -21%
OC
110
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$527K -$2.03K -16 -0.4%
Mercer Global Advisors
111
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$526K -$14.1K -111 -3%
M&T Bank
112
M&T Bank
New York
$502K – – –
TWM
113
Titus Wealth Management
California
$487K – – –
PG
114
Patten Group
Tennessee
$482K -$6.59K -52 -1%
CFGS
115
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$468K -$44.6K -352 -8%
RJT
116
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$452K -$69.2K -546 -13%
SG
117
StoneX Group
New York
$446K -$634 -5 -0.1%
IWC
118
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$435K +$887 +7 +0.2%
MCM
119
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$425K -$66.7K -526 -13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
120
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$415K – – –
TCM
121
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$393K -$5.32K -42 -1%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
122
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$390K +$404K +3,185 New
SWM
123
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
$382K – – –
AWM
124
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$378K – – –
TI
125
tru Independence
Oregon
$374K +$22.8K +180 +6%
3 4
5
6 7

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

207 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $982M — down 1.4% from $996M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new FPX positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $11.8M. The largest seller was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 207 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2021, up from 194 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $982M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 17 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $11.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.