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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX

162 hedge funds and large institutions have $360M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 162 (-4)

6.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.39% → 46.63% (-6.8%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $402M → $360M (-$41.6M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 16

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 83

Holders
162
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.41%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
14
Increased
30
Reduced
83
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SAG
SageView Advisory Group
California
+$7.07M
2
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$7.05M
3
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
+$2.83M
4
CCA
Cottonwood Capital Advisors
Utah
+$2.51M
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$2.42M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$67.8M
2
ACA
Ascension Capital Advisors
Texas
-$4.34M
3
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
-$3.12M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.03M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OSAM
151
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$9.26K -$494 -5 -5%
CP
152
Castleview Partners
Texas
$8.15K – – –
HF
153
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$7.26K – – –
CAL
154
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
KA
155
Kozak & Associates
Colorado
$6.51K – – –
FWM
156
FSA Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$5.4K – – –
TWC
157
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.16K – – –
Comerica Bank
158
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.49K -$198 -2 -6%
CJ
159
Caitlin John
Michigan
$1.27K – – –
WWM
160
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$847 – – –
DFA
161
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$635 – – –
TRCT
162
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$423 -$198 -2 -33%
ACA
163
Ascension Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$4.34M -45,281 Closed
IA
164
IFG Advisory
Georgia
– -$662K -6,900 Closed
KA
165
Kovack Advisors
Florida
– -$583K -6,077 Closed
MSAM
166
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
– -$438K -4,563 Closed
MIH
167
Meitav Investment House
Israel
– -$230K -2,364 Closed
TSS
168
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$215K -2,247 Closed
IF
169
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
– -$203K -2,118 Closed
AWM
170
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
– -$77.8K -810 Closed
AWM
171
Able Wealth Management
New Jersey
– -$75.1K -784 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
172
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$50.1K -523 Closed
NFA
173
Northwest Financial Advisors
Virginia
– -$45.7K -476 Closed
CWM
174
CarsonAllaria Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$22.8K -238 Closed
US Bancorp
175
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$15.8K -165 Closed
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

162 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $360M — down 10% from $402M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FPX and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was SageView Advisory Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.07M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $67.8M.

  • 162 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2024, down from 166 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $360M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 16 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was SageView Advisory Group, an estimated $7.07M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $67.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.