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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

105 hedge funds and large institutions have $451M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 7

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 20

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $364M → $451M (+$87M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89105 (+16)

2.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.91%44.55% (+2.6%)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+17.98%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
23
Increased
45
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$83.9M +$3.06M +46,029 +4%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$43.1M +$15.8M +237,232 +60%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$40.7M +$3.82M +57,568 +11%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$38.8M +$241K +3,627 +0.6%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36.7M +$1.79M +26,953 +5%
Citigroup
6
Citigroup
New York
$34.2M +$6.75M +101,634 +25%
MIH
7
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$31.7M +$19.2M +288,627 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$9.68M +$1.29M +19,381 +16%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.55M +$615K +9,256 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$8.46M +$696K +10,486 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.27M -$1.3M -19,580 -16%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.66M +$346K +5,214 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.83M -$11.6K -175 -0.2%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5.02M +$573K +8,629 +13%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.8M -$899K -13,538 -16%
SI
16
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$4.31M +$2.94M +44,235 +234%
AIP
17
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$4.25M +$437K +6,580 +12%
DADC
18
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.02M +$740K +11,144 +23%
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.88M +$616K +9,274 +20%
FAAS
20
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.83M +$598K +9,006 +19%
BCI
21
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.62M -$664K -10,000 -16%
AI
22
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.58M +$217K +3,261 +7%
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.02M +$28.1K +423 +1%
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.59M +$127K +1,911 +5%
Nomura Asset Management
25
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.58M +$1.37M +20,701 New

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

105 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $451M — up 24% from $364M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new FPX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $15.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.76M sold.

  • 105 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2017, up from 89 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $451M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $15.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.