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First Trust Capital Strength ETF
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43 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.8M invested in First Trust Capital Strength ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,000% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 1

138% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 8

30% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 43 (+10)

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $80.8M → $97.8M (+$17M)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.78M | Put options by funds: $2.85M

Holders
43
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+30.3%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
19
Reduced
8
Closed
1
Calls
$2.78M
Puts
$2.85M
Net Calls
-$69K
Net Calls Change
-$1.07M

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$12M
2
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$4.2M
3
IH
IFC Holdings
Florida
+$2.64M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.13M
5
YP
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$15.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$552K
3
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$284K
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$239K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$97.8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
26
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$343K +$322K +8,655 New
SPC
27
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$331K +$313K +8,415 New
HFS
28
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$267K +$252K +6,781 New
DADC
29
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$246K +$32.2K +864 +16%
MC
30
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$202K +$188K +5,050 New
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$156K +$88.9K +2,389 +151%
NFG
32
Next Financial Group
Texas
$82K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$55K -$65.5K -1,760 -56%
ACM
34
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$39K -$12K -322 -25%
WEC
35
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$35.5K – – –
GWM
36
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$27K +$25.9K +697 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
37
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$26K +$24.5K +658 New
TFA
38
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$25K +$74 +2 +0.3%
WA
39
WFG Advisors
Texas
$20K – – –
BFEC
40
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12K +$11.2K +300 New
IWMPD
41
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$9K +$3.72K +100 New
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$8.67K -233 -91%
TH
43
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$284K -7,441 Closed
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FTCS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

43 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $97.8M — up 21% from $80.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FTCS positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 43 institutional investors held First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) as of Q1 2016, up from 33 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $97.8M of First Trust Capital Strength ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Capital Strength ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest First Trust Capital Strength ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.