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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
HA
1
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$62.4M +$29M +1,383,597 +92%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$47.5M -$1.05M -49,802 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.5M +$16.9M +803,412 +91%
EMA
4
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$32.5M +$13.4M +636,719 +74%
USAA
5
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$13.1M
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.7M +$8.07M +384,271 +189%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.2M +$312K +14,842 +3%
DCM
8
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$9.05M +$4.01M +191,287 +84%
SWP
9
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$8.85M +$8.58M +408,735 New
FHA
10
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$8.53M +$3.03M +144,283 +58%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.39M +$4.71M +224,617 +138%
SAM
12
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$7.15M +$3.66M +174,458 +112%
HFS
13
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.28M +$60K +2,860 +2%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$3.25M +$2.2M +104,681 +236%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.98M +$1.05M +49,925 +57%
DWM
16
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$2.48M +$2.41M +114,782 New
BEC
17
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$1.87M +$277K +13,208 +18%
VAM
18
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$1.76M +$815K +38,809 +91%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.7M +$1.65M +78,502 New
SFG
20
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.51M -$78.4K -3,734 -5%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.51M +$648K +30,879 +80%
AI
22
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.42M +$677K +32,242 +94%
PFS
23
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.41M +$789K +37,578 +138%
RJFSA
24
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$928K +$900K +42,864 New
RCA
25
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$924K +$333K +15,881 +59%

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.