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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $471M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 33

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 119 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

8.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.46% → 40.24% (-8.2%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $522M → $471M (-$51.7M)

Holders
119
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.59%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
50
Reduced
33
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$5.45M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.58M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$2.47M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.1M
5
AIP
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
+$1.79M

Top Sellers

1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$68.9M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$33.5M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$6.49M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$3.79M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$83.2M -$1.74M -23,553 -2%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$50.4M +$2.1M +28,442 +4%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$49.5M -$6.49M -87,934 -12%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$49.4M -$609K -8,258 -1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$31.1M +$62.7K +850 +0.2%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$18.2M -$1.27M -17,254 -7%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16M +$2.47M +33,537 +19%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$12M +$53.2K +721 +0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.8M +$910K +12,337 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$921K +12,485 +9%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.21M -$9K -122 -0.1%
AIP
12
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$7.79M +$1.79M +24,325 +30%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.25M +$1.44M +19,457 +25%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.8M +$222K +3,012 +3%
FAAS
15
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$6.39M -$552K -7,489 -8%
AG
16
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5.11M +$1.06M +14,348 +26%
DADC
17
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.78M +$134K +1,814 +3%
SFS
18
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$4.63M +$5.45M +73,859 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.42M -$533K -7,221 -11%
SWM
20
Sequoia Wealth Management
Illinois
$4.37M +$931K +12,621 +27%
AI
21
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$4.17M +$94.8K +1,286 +2%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$3.66M +$454K +6,155 +14%
SPC
23
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.57M +$191K +2,594 +6%
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.35M +$1.45M +19,703 +78%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.23M +$273K +3,701 +9%
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

119 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $471M — down 9.9% from $522M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FPX positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sowell Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.45M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $68.9M.

  • 119 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q3 2018, up from 116 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $471M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Sowell Financial Services, an estimated $5.45M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $68.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.