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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $198M invested in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 11

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $174M → $198M (+$23.8M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4141 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
41
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
11
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DADC
26
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$310K +$172K +6,948 +124%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$307K +$306K +12,383 New
CAN
28
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$250K
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$250K +$118K +4,797 +91%
WA
30
WFG Advisors
Texas
$227K -$16.1K -650 -7%
AIG
31
American International Group
New York
$73.2K -$14.3K -579 -16%
SIG
32
Stanford Investment Group
California
$38K
AIM
33
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$26K +$25.9K +1,047 New
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$17K +$11K +447 +202%
NFG
35
Next Financial Group
Texas
$14K
MAA
36
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$10K +$1.58K +64 +18%
RIA
37
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$7K
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5K +$568 +23 +14%
BFEC
39
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K +$2.86K +116 New
IWMPD
40
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$1K +$1.04K +42 New
FHC
41
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$384 -$86.5K -3,504 -18%
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.1M -45,905 Closed
BUB
43
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
-$970K -40,300 Closed
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$931K -38,670 Closed
TRCT
45
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$16K -670 Closed
AssetMark Inc
46
AssetMark Inc
California
-$5K -193 Closed
LWA
47
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
-$3K -126 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
48
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$2K -75 Closed

FTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

41 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $198M — up 14% from $174M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FTGC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 18 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $1.15M.

  • 41 institutional investors held First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) as of Q2 2015, unchanged from Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $198M of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund seller in Q2 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $1.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.