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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $120M invested in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

213% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 8

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 65 (+17)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.68% → 69.12% (-1.6%)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $158M → $120M (-$38.2M)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
65
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+35.42%
% of All Funds
1.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
25
Increased
15
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.16M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.53M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.72M
4
CA
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
+$982K
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$956K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$7.39M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$6.21M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.26M
5
GFPC
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
-$4.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFA
51
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$25K +$26.8K +1,397 New
US Bancorp
52
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$18K +$19.2K +1,000 New
PB
53
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$13K +$14.3K +745 New
PCIA
54
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$11K +$12.3K +641 New
GWMIA
55
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$10K +$11.2K +584 New
APC
56
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$5K +$5.12K +267 New
OIA
57
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$4K -$24.4K -1,275 -86%
SGS
58
Sterling Global Strategies
California
$2.69K +$2.88K +150 New
IA
59
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K -$55.5K -2,896 -97%
LPWM
60
Lake Point Wealth Management
Texas
$2K +$1.67K +87 New
AF
61
Allworth Financial
California
$2K +$1.82K +95 New
MOS
62
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$2K +$3.09K +161 New
CIAS
63
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1K +$863 +45 New
NFG
64
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K +$1.09K +57 New
Jane Street
65
Jane Street
New York
– -$3.81M -191,792 Closed
RWP
66
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
– -$3.29M -166,004 Closed
CWM
67
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$1.85M -36,980 Closed
Stifel Financial
68
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$297K -15,132 Closed
LNC
69
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
– -$265K -13,341 Closed
MA
70
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$199K -10,016 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
71
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$13K -671 Closed
PCP
72
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$1K -50 Closed
Citigroup
73
Citigroup
New York
– +$38 +2 New
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FTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

65 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $120M — down 24% from $158M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new FTGC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $7.16M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $10.4M.

  • 65 institutional investors held First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) as of Q4 2018, up from 48 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $120M of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was LPL Financial, an estimated $7.16M added.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.