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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $362M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $341M → $362M (+$21.3M)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

0.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.02% → 45.88% (+0.85%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 160 (-2)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
160
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.23%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
33
Reduced
67
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PCIA
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
+$5.57M
2
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$2.8M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.75M
4
OBWG
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
+$2.61M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.87M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.81M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$4.31M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$3.54M
4
WEG
World Equity Group
Illinois
-$3.02M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$2.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CP
151
Castleview Partners
Texas
$6.79K – – –
HF
152
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$6.17K – – –
CAL
153
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
KA
154
Kozak & Associates
Colorado
$5.9K – – –
TWC
155
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.42K – – –
OP
156
ORG Partners
Indiana
$2.6K +$2.41K +29 New
CFGS
157
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$2.56K – – –
TRCT
158
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$794 -$1.58K -19 -68%
WWM
159
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$706 – – –
BlackRock
160
BlackRock
New York
$67 +$83 +1 New
Goldman Sachs
161
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$1.32M -15,682 Closed
FTUS
162
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$859K -10,216 Closed
IA
163
IFG Advisory
Georgia
– -$752K -8,948 Closed
CAGAS
164
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
– -$573K -6,814 Closed
QPW
165
Quantum Private Wealth
Florida
– -$452K -5,382 Closed
SMC
166
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
– -$236K -2,811 Closed
LAM
167
LifePro Asset Management
California
– -$215K -2,729 Closed
OFS
168
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
– -$221K -2,635 Closed
UB
169
UMB Bank
Missouri
– -$24K -285 Closed
PMFA
170
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
– -$17.7K -211 Closed
BCMLT
171
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
– -$16.8K -200 Closed
AAS
172
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
– -$15.7K -187 Closed
BTI
173
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
– -$7K -83 Closed
BAM
174
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$3.87K -46 Closed
CB
175
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
– -$1.26K -15 Closed
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

160 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $362M — up 6.3% from $341M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FPX positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 33 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prime Capital Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.57M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $6.81M.

  • 160 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2023, down from 162 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $362M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Prime Capital Investment Advisors, an estimated $5.57M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.