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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $996M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 67

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 197 → 194 (-3)

4.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.15% → 50.09% (-4.1%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.13B → $996M (-$129M)

Holders
194
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.52%
% of All Funds
3.4%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
14
Increased
65
Reduced
67
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
+$9.01M
2
GLA
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$6.68M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$4.3M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.1M
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$1.87M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$39.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$30.1M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$11.6M
4
LFAS
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
-$7.58M
5
CCP
Cassia Capital Partners
North Carolina
-$6.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWM
151
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$152K – – –
LS
152
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$142K -$40.4K -318 -22%
APA
153
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$137K +$28.1K +221 +25%
IRC
154
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$136K +$39.3K +309 +39%
AIP
155
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$134K -$18.4K -145 -12%
CHC
156
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$130K – – –
TRCT
157
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$124K +$128K +1,007 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
158
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$114K -$627K -4,937 -84%
AWA
159
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$110K -$5.08K -40 -4%
WWMSC
160
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$88K +$635 +5 +0.7%
GKWIM
161
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$86K +$89.3K +703 New
HF
162
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$80.8K +$50.2K +395 +152%
ST
163
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$75K – – –
SAM
164
Strategic Asset Management
Minnesota
$72K +$72.1K +567 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
165
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$71K +$30.4K +239 +71%
GWSG
166
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$63K – – –
First Manhattan
167
First Manhattan
New York
$49K – – –
SSB
168
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$49K – – –
MHR
169
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$47K – – –
GRP
170
Global Retirement Partners
California
$43K – – –
PB
171
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$43K +$44.5K +350 New
LAS
172
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$41K -$3.03M -23,855 -99%
CFD
173
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$35K – – –
CWA
174
Clearview Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$28K – – –
EWM
175
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$28K – – –
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

194 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $996M — down 11% from $1.13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FPX positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 65 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Almanack Investment Partners, adding an estimated $9.01M. The largest seller was AE Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $39.4M.

  • 194 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q3 2021, down from 197 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $996M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Almanack Investment Partners, an estimated $9.01M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2021 was AE Wealth Management, an estimated $39.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.