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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

112 hedge funds and large institutions have $490M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

392% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 12

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 11

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $451M → $490M (+$39.1M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 105112 (+7)

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.55%44.94% (+0.39%)

Holders
112
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
2.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
59
Reduced
12
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$77.7M -$6.8M -95,853 -8%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$53.1M +$14.5M +204,870 +36%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$43M -$344K -4,852 -0.8%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$42.5M +$1.7M +23,908 +4%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$41.8M +$5.04M +71,045 +13%
MIH
6
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$37M +$1.29M +18,222 +6%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$36.5M +$2.19M +30,812 +6%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.2M +$6.57M +92,527 +132%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$9.86M +$143K +2,019 +1%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.66M +$66.8K +941 +0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.02M +$537K +7,564 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.93M +$1.68M +23,701 +22%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.47M +$1.82M +25,646 +26%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.89M +$26.6K +375 +0.4%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5.35M +$328K +4,620 +6%
AIP
16
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$5.2M +$961K +13,537 +22%
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$4.71M +$895K +12,619 +22%
Cetera Investment Advisers
18
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.64M +$767K +10,805 +19%
DADC
19
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.19M +$153K +2,153 +4%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4.06M +$1.06M +14,903 +34%
AI
21
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.82M +$230K +3,238 +6%
BCI
22
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.63M
SPC
23
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.89M +$315K +4,443 +12%
SWM
24
Sequoia Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.87M +$407K +5,736 +16%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.67M +$63.2K +890 +2%

FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

112 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $490M — up 8.7% from $451M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FPX positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.8M.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q1 2018, up from 105 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $490M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.