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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
MHR
176
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$57K – – –
First Manhattan
177
First Manhattan
New York
$49K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
178
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$41K -$30.3K -239 -41%
CA
179
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$38K +$39.8K +314 New
HF
180
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$38K -$43.7K -345 -53%
CFD
181
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$35K – – –
BHWM
182
Beaird Harris Wealth Management
Texas
$34K +$34.7K +274 New
KFP
183
KB Financial Partners
New Jersey
$32K +$33.3K +263 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
184
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$27K -$88.7K -700 -76%
CWA
185
Clearview Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$27K – – –
EWM
186
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$27K – – –
HCP
187
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$26K – – –
RIM
188
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
$25K – – –
LS
189
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$21K -$125K -984 -85%
BWM
190
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$17K – – –
BAM
191
Baldrige Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$16K – – –
CFCI
192
Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional
Indiana
$15K +$18.4K +145 New
CWC
193
Carolinas Wealth Consulting
North Carolina
$13K – – –
COCM
194
Charter Oak Capital Management
New Hampshire
$12K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
195
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12K +$12.7K +100 New
BlackRock
196
BlackRock
New York
$9K – – –
CAL
197
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
AF
198
Allworth Financial
California
$8K – – –
KA
199
Kozak & Associates
Colorado
$7K – – –
TWC
200
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6K +$6.34K +50 New
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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.