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First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $138M invested in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

257% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 7

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $138M (+$14.4M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4752 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.81%64.93% (-0.87%)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+10.64%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
25
Reduced
7
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.6M +$2.46M +118,430 +14%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.2M +$647K +31,096 +5%
HA
3
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$12.5M -$3.78M -181,852 -23%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$12.1M +$3.86M +185,624 +47%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.1M +$3.02M +145,122 +39%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$3.04M +145,997 +39%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.1M +$2.63M +126,328 +35%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$8.79M +$7.97M +382,879 +996%
CS
9
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$4.93M +$27.7K +1,330 +0.6%
AWM
10
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$4.84M +$177K +8,511 +4%
USAA
11
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.6M
AG
12
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.72M +$74.8K +3,595 +3%
AI
13
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.58M +$490K +23,547 +23%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$1.86M +$533K +25,613 +40%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$1.75M -$604K -29,014 -26%
FHA
16
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.52M -$373K -17,906 -20%
SFG
17
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.32M -$6.16K -296 -0.5%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.26M +$293K +14,094 +30%
SWP
19
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.24M +$1.23M +59,213 New
PCP
20
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.04M +$698K +33,555 +207%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$969K +$322K +15,458 +50%
FAAS
22
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$886K +$167K +8,025 +24%
VAM
23
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$690K -$88.5K -4,254 -11%
CAG
24
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$645K +$643K +30,890 New
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
$489K +$2.27K +109 +0.5%

FTGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

52 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $138M — up 12% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FTGC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $7.97M. The largest seller was Hays Advisory, cutting an estimated $3.78M.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (FTGC) as of Q1 2018, up from 47 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $138M of First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was LPL Financial, an estimated $7.97M added.
  • The largest First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $3.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.