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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 18

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $176M → $213M (+$36.7M)

4.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.54%34.67% (+4.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7370 (-3)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
70
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.11%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
33
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$51.8M +$11.3M +211,369 +28%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$32M +$19.4M +363,635 +159%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$23.8M +$2.4M +44,964 +11%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$23.5M +$8.22M +153,776 +55%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$20.3M +$2.56M +47,800 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.11M +$44.2K +826 +0.9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
7
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.92M +$365K +6,831 +8%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.97M +$556K +10,401 +17%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.74M +$400K +7,472 +12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.68M -$614K -11,476 -14%
AG
11
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.5M -$2.51M -46,880 -42%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.74M +$302K +5,649 +13%
BCI
13
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.6M
RWM
14
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
$2.28M +$4.71K +88 +0.2%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.2M -$394K -7,362 -15%
AI
16
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.09M +$2.06M +38,534 New
MFS
17
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.85M +$153K +2,853 +9%
DADC
18
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.84M -$196K -3,662 -10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.54M +$158K +2,963 +12%
CPIG
20
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1.32M +$7.75K +145 +0.6%
WI
21
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.09M +$1.08M +20,233 New
SAM
22
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.06M +$179K +3,345 +21%
CA
23
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.02M +$150K +2,797 +17%
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1M +$66.7K +1,248 +7%
AA
25
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$898K +$16.5K +309 +2%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

70 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $213M — up 21% from $176M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of FPX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 33 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $19.4M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.63M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2016, down from 73 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $213M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $19.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $2.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.