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First Trust Capital Strength ETF

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: 3343 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$24.7M +$12M +322,665 +106%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.7M -$15.4M -414,783 -48%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.97M +$2.13M +57,337 +34%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.86M -$552K -14,841 -9%
FAAS
5
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$4.45M +$4.2M +112,917 New
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.77M +$242K +6,515 +7%
IA
7
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3.68M +$798K +21,435 +46%
YP
8
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$3.63M +$2.08M +55,931 +155%
CAN
9
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.25M -$22.4K -602 -0.7%
IH
10
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.81M +$2.64M +70,824 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$2.57M -$97.8K -2,628 -4%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.24M +$311K +8,349 +17%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.21M +$1.37M +36,716 +189%
BCI
14
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.13M
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.74M +$428K +11,510 +35%
AIG
16
American International Group
New York
$1.09M +$108K +2,903 +12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$815K +$7.74K +208 +1%
VFS
18
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$717K +$678K +18,210 New
PAG
19
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$641K +$341K +9,175 +129%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$616K -$239K -6,422 -29%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$577K +$73.5K +1,976 +16%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$559K +$345K +9,272 +189%
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$499K +$180K +4,840 +62%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$406K +$77K +2,069 +25%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$347K +$94.2K +2,531 +40%

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.