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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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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
IA
126
IFP Advisors
Florida
$42K -$6.47M -83,322 -99%
FHA
127
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$41K +$155 +2 +0.4%
TCWM
128
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$40K +$38.8K +500 New
William Blair & Company
129
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$36K – – –
SSB
130
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$32K – – –
SFS
131
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$24K -$20.2K -260 -46%
JCM
132
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
BWM
133
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
BlackRock
134
BlackRock
New York
$10K – – –
FHA
135
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$8K – – –
AF
136
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$8K +$7.76K +100 New
APWM
137
Atlas Private Wealth Management
New York
$8K +$7.76K +100 New
CAL
138
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
FMII
139
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$4K +$3.88K +50 New
FWM
140
FSA Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$4K +$3.96K +51 New
PMFA
141
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$3K +$2.56K +33 New
IRC
142
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$1K +$543 +7 +100%
SHWM
143
Silicon Hills Wealth Management
Texas
$90 +$78 +1 New
LS
144
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$26 +$25.2K +325 New
GSWM
145
Golden State Wealth Management
California
– -$3.94M -52,015 Closed
Jane Street
146
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.57M -20,717 Closed
NFG
147
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
– -$590K -7,676 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
148
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$561K -7,396 Closed
FHC
149
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
– -$454K -5,985 Closed
KWM
150
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$304K -4,015 Closed
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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.