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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,900% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 1

500% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 3

146% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45.1M → $111M (+$65.9M)

73% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2645 (+19)

2.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.95%32.39% (+2.4%)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+73.08%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
18
Reduced
3
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$28.5M +$14.4M +336,905 +116%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.6M +$4.38M +102,287 +42%
Comerica Bank
3
Comerica Bank
Texas
$10.3M +$9.72M +226,739 New
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$9.35M +$6.01M +140,209 +213%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$8.68M +$4.12M +96,173 +101%
NYLIM
6
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$6.9M +$5.2M +121,438 +397%
U
7
UBS
Switzerland
$6.31M +$2.73M +63,696 +85%
BCI
8
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.18M
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.96M +$392K +9,160 +27%
VFS
10
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.94M +$569K +13,271 +45%
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.81M +$1.71M +39,800 New
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.78M -$379K -8,840 -18%
GHF
13
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$1.72M +$1.62M +37,856 New
MFS
14
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.62M +$1.53M +35,739 New
CIBC World Market
15
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.35M +$1.27M +29,736 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.27M +$646K +15,088 +117%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.21M +$1.14M +26,661 New
OC
18
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.01M +$201K +4,690 +27%
NAM
19
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$924K +$873K +20,375 New
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$605K +$482K +11,244 +537%
CWM
21
Concert Wealth Management
California
$573K +$67.6K +1,577 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$557K +$264K +6,152 +100%
BCM
23
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$526K +$497K +11,600 New
AA
24
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$497K +$470K +10,960 New
ICAS
25
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$459K +$113K +2,634 +35%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

45 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $111M — up 146% from $45.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FPX positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.3M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2013, up from 26 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $111M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 146% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 1 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.