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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $186M invested in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 15

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5355 (+2)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $292M → $186M (-$106M)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.77%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EMA
1
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$35.8M +$5M +237,438 +16%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$35M +$260K +12,342 +0.7%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17.8M +$5.83M +276,624 +47%
USAA
4
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$12.4M
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.1M +$442K +20,971 +4%
DCM
6
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$10.2M +$1.62M +77,154 +18%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.02M -$973K -46,195 -12%
Millennium Management
8
Millennium Management
New York
$6.45M +$6.6M +313,500 New
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$4.65M +$1.64M +77,847 +52%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.45M +$2.82M +133,935 +395%
HFS
11
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.17M +$47.6K +2,259 +1%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$3.06M +$3.14M +148,916 New
DWM
13
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$2.91M +$557K +26,460 +23%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.82M -$5.45K -259 -0.2%
SG
15
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$2.77M +$2.83M +134,462 New
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.98M +$372K +17,675 +23%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.81M +$388K +18,437 +26%
AI
18
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.78M +$419K +19,900 +30%
BEC
19
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$1.76M -$26.7K -1,267 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.65M +$1.69M +80,227 New
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.5M +$1.52M +72,159 +7,267%
SFG
22
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.41M -$24.5K -1,163 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.25M +$1.28M +60,850 New
AWM
24
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1.19M +$1.22M +57,906 New
DC
25
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.03M +$226K +10,727 +27%

FTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

55 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $186M — down 36% from $292M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FTGC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.6M. The largest seller was Hays Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $62.4M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) as of Q3 2016, up from 53 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $186M of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $62.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.