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First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $253M invested in First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 12

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5659 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $253M (-$28.1M)

14.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.83%59.05% (-15%)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.36%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
27
Reduced
12
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BTS
1
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$45.1M +$984K +42,254 +28%
HA
2
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$41.2M +$52.4K +2,249 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.1M +$2.46M +105,471 +9%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.2M +$20.9M +895,819 +606%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.2M +$5.15M +221,051 +30%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$17.3M +$6.06M +260,376 +54%
FHA
7
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$16.8M -$2.19M -94,083 -12%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.86M -$1.78M -76,251 -23%
SAM
9
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$5.28M -$240K -10,289 -4%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$5.11M -$347K -14,919 -6%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.85M +$3.58M +153,632 +276%
SI
12
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.78M -$315K -13,526 -10%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.54M +$1.41M +60,563 +124%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$2.41M +$2.42M +103,891 New
SWP
15
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.4M +$2.42M +103,828 New
VAM
16
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$2.3M -$756K -32,471 -25%
PFS
17
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.27M -$128K -5,516 -5%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.19M +$2.2M +94,613 New
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.11M +$142K +6,077 +7%
VFS
20
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.91M +$1.92M +82,559 New
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.71M +$250K +10,740 +17%
SSWM
22
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.09M
NPC
23
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.05M +$45.9K +1,969 +4%
RPG
24
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$927K +$932K +39,999 New
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$910K +$30.7K +1,317 +3%

FRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

59 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $253M — down 10% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FRI positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $77.6M sold.

  • 59 institutional investors held First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) as of Q1 2015, up from 56 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $253M of First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund seller in Q1 2015 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $77.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.