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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
GTAM
201
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$6K – – –
TF
202
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
PA
203
Parallel Advisors
California
$4K – – –
LAS
204
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$3K -$39K -308 -93%
PFGIA
205
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
WWM
206
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$1K +$1.01K +8 New
FHC
207
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$348 +$5.32K +42 +1%
MAG
208
MRA Advisory Group
New Jersey
– -$2.67M -21,664 Closed
MIAN
209
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$1.53M -12,427 Closed
MFG
210
Menard Financial Group
Texas
– -$584K -4,731 Closed
AllianceBernstein
211
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
– -$504K -4,085 Closed
FHA
212
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$345K -2,703 Closed
VFA
213
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
– -$212K -1,720 Closed
AWA
214
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$201K -1,631 Closed
CWA
215
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
– -$205K -1,590 Closed
AWA
216
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
– -$110K -894 Closed
GKWIM
217
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
– -$86K -703 Closed
ST
218
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$75K -611 Closed
PB
219
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
– -$43K -350 Closed
GRP
220
Global Retirement Partners
California
– -$43K -348 Closed
FA
221
Flagstar Advisors
New York
– -$19K -153 Closed
LWM
222
Liberty Wealth Management
California
– -$13K -104 Closed
NL
223
NEPC LLC
Massachusetts
– -$11K -89 Closed
JFA
224
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
– -$6K -45 Closed
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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.