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First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 39

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $602M (+$64.4M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 135 → 143 (+8)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.37% → 46.06% (+2.7%)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.93%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
31
Increased
53
Reduced
39
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$15.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$10.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.09M
4
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
+$5.47M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.42M

Top Sellers

1
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$6.47M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.67M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.73M
4
GSWM
Golden State Wealth Management
California
-$3.94M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$2.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$100M +$6.09M +78,499 +7%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$67.7M -$4.73M -60,896 -7%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$54M -$5.67M -73,053 -10%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$50.8M -$565K -7,272 -1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$49M +$10.3M +133,162 +28%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.7M +$4.42M +56,910 +27%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.5M +$1.03M +13,317 +5%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$18.9M +$678K +8,735 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15.7M -$68.9K -887 -0.5%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.5M +$2.14M +27,504 +18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$12.2M -$148K -1,908 -1%
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9.4M +$743K +9,574 +9%
AG
13
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9.36M +$2.29M +29,462 +34%
M&T Bank
14
M&T Bank
New York
$7.82M +$15.2M +195,151 +2,865%
SPC
15
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$7.45M +$1.96M +25,276 +38%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7.12M +$2.91M +37,459 +73%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.77M +$1.05M +13,539 +19%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.7M +$41.2K +531 +0.6%
JMPWA
19
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$6.67M -$270K -3,483 -4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
20
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$5.19M -$70.4K -907 -1%
AIP
21
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$5.15M -$227K -2,918 -4%
PFS
22
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$4.71M +$332K +4,278 +8%
DADC
23
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.59M -$6.91K -89 -0.2%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.52M +$847K +10,913 +24%
DAS
25
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$4.48M +$5.47M +70,396 New
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FPX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

143 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $602M — up 12% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FPX positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was M&T Bank, adding an estimated $15.2M. The largest seller was IFP Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.47M.

  • 143 institutional investors held First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF (FPX) as of Q4 2019, up from 135 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $602M of First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $15.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was IFP Advisors, an estimated $6.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.