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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX

57 hedge funds and large institutions have $143M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 57 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

3.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.45% → 28.27% (-3.2%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $166M → $143M (-$23.1M)

Holders
57
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$850K
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$658K
3
BRWA
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
+$505K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$302K
5
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$295K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.43M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.26M
4
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$3.1M
5
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32M -$10M -217,198 -25%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$17.6M -$4.43M -96,132 -21%
Comerica Bank
3
Comerica Bank
Texas
$17.5M -$261K -5,668 -2%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$11.6M +$138K +3,002 +1%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$10.9M +$62.7K +1,362 +0.6%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$9.89M -$147K -3,182 -2%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.5M +$7.65K +166 +1%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.88M +$658K +14,274 +21%
GHF
9
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$2.96M -$19.9K -431 -0.7%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$2.74M +$295K +6,404 +13%
CIBC World Market
11
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.44M +$850K +18,459 +57%
VFS
12
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.39M +$173K +3,759 +8%
BCI
13
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.31M – – –
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.15M -$39.6K -860 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.03M +$281K +6,094 +17%
PAG
16
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.38M -$200K -4,352 -13%
CWM
17
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.1M +$69.4K +1,507 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.07M -$150K -3,259 -13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.06M +$96.4K +2,092 +11%
NAM
20
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1M -$39.1K -849 -4%
AA
21
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$986K +$36.9K +802 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$867K +$302K +6,560 +57%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$653K +$33.1K +719 +6%
VF
24
Virtu Financial
New York
$620K -$4.26M -92,382 -88%
CA
25
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$585K +$27.6K +600 +5%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

57 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $143M — down 14% from $166M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FPX was balanced in Q2 2014: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 22 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CIBC World Market, adding an estimated $850K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $10M.

  • 57 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q2 2014, unchanged from Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $143M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was CIBC World Market, an estimated $850K added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.