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First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

0.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.39%69.79% (+0.41%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $137M (-$8.9M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4943 (-6)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 22

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
43
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-12.24%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
3
Increased
11
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HA
1
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$44.7M +$6.07M +286,733 +15%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.1M -$406K -19,213 -2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$13.1M +$1.38M +65,086 +12%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.4M -$3.41M -161,356 -21%
FHA
5
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$10.9M -$2.48M -117,312 -18%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.59M +$4.05M +191,540 +252%
SAM
7
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$4.49M -$104K -4,921 -2%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.96M +$778K +36,756 +35%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.8M -$8.25M -390,193 -74%
CS
10
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.58M -$578K -27,315 -18%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$2.07M -$606K -28,638 -23%
VAM
12
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$1.76M -$186K -8,814 -9%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.45M -$1.93M -91,008 -57%
PFS
14
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.19M -$130K -6,133 -10%
NPC
15
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.18M +$37.7K +1,783 +3%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.07M +$190K +8,985 +21%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$789K -$308K -14,549 -28%
VF
18
Virtu Financial
New York
$727K -$1.08M -51,006 -59%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$612K +$7K +331 +1%
BFEC
20
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$587K +$64.1K +3,031 +12%
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$577K +$585K +27,632 New
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$478K -$118K -5,573 -20%
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$352K -$4.1K -194 -1%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$334K +$64.6K +3,053 +24%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$331K -$71.2K -3,367 -18%

FRI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

43 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $137M — down 6.1% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of FRI and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Hays Advisory, adding an estimated $6.07M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $8.25M.

  • 43 institutional investors held First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) as of Q3 2015, down from 49 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $137M of First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $6.07M added.
  • The largest First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $8.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.