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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $292M invested in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 1

257% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 7

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $172M → $292M (+$120M)

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4153 (+12)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+29.27%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
14
Increased
25
Reduced
7
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DC
26
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$853K +$827K +39,390 New
DADC
27
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$838K +$387K +18,453 +91%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$734K +$436K +20,788 +158%
VKH
29
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$677K +$656K +31,252 New
HH
30
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$598K
CAN
31
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$554K +$177K +8,420 +49%
UCFA
32
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$535K -$110K -5,220 -18%
OC
33
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$505K +$490K +23,325 New
BFEC
34
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$422K +$409K +19,501 New
WA
35
WFG Advisors
Texas
$342K +$4.72K +225 +1%
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$329K +$321K +15,274 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$328K +$318K +15,128 New
Comerica Bank
38
Comerica Bank
Texas
$296K +$24.5K +1,167 +9%
DAS
39
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$253K +$246K +11,702 New
PCP
40
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$185K +$65.9K +3,140 +55%
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$123K +$43.5K +2,073 +57%
IA
42
IFP Advisors
Florida
$45K -$880K -41,909 -95%
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$42K +$41.2K +1,962 New
Creative Planning
44
Creative Planning
Kansas
$21K +$20.8K +993 New
IIC
45
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$20K
BCI
46
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$14K -$1.91K -91 -12%
NFG
47
Next Financial Group
Texas
$12K
Citigroup
48
Citigroup
New York
$11K
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$22.6K -1,079 -88%

FTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

53 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $292M — up 69% from $172M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FTGC positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hays Advisory, adding an estimated $29M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $1.05M.

  • 53 institutional investors held First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) as of Q2 2016, up from 41 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $292M of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 1 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $29M added.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund seller in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.