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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M invested in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 11

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $100M → $107M (+$6.87M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4645 (-1)

5.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 68.4%62.48% (-5.9%)

Holders
45
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.17%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
11
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HA
1
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$21.4M +$3.88M +193,937 +22%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.3M +$3.78M +188,741 +26%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.46M +$2.48M +123,970 +42%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.43M +$37.1K +1,853 +0.5%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$6.78M +$93.1K +4,654 +1%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.16M -$1.96M -98,172 -24%
Millennium Management
7
Millennium Management
New York
$4.79M -$165K -8,225 -3%
CS
8
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$4.67M +$38.7K +1,936 +0.8%
AWM
9
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$4.44M +$4.42M +220,877 New
USAA
10
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.42M
HFS
11
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.79M -$142K -7,103 -5%
FHA
12
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2.11M +$912K +45,592 +75%
SWP
13
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.89M +$709K +35,460 +61%
AI
14
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.88M +$168K +8,404 +10%
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.86M +$255K +12,754 +16%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.53M -$1.08M -54,077 -42%
SFG
17
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.36M -$110K -5,481 -7%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.06M +$184K +9,199 +21%
WI
19
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$934K +$115K +5,748 +14%
VAM
20
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$844K +$367K +18,336 +77%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$705K +$1.18K +59 +0.2%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$562K -$34.4K -1,719 -6%
CAN
23
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$473K
VF
24
Virtu Financial
New York
$458K +$456K +22,803 New
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$297K -$1.46M -72,782 -83%

FTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

45 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $107M — up 6.8% from $100M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FTGC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 18 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllSquare Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.42M. The largest seller was Darwin Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.36M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) as of Q3 2017, down from 46 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $107M of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was AllSquare Wealth Management, an estimated $4.42M added.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Darwin Wealth Management, an estimated $3.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.