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First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $64.3M invested in First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.18% → 85.44% (+15%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 53 (-11)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98.9M → $64.3M (-$34.7M)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 28

69% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
53
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-17.19%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
28
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.05M
2
GS
GTS Securities
New York
+$1.34M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$737K
4
CRI
Commonwealth Retirement Investments
Virginia
+$277K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$142K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$7.89M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$7.56M
3
CWP
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
-$5.77M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.85M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$299K +$78.7K +3,385 +38%
CRI
27
Commonwealth Retirement Investments
Virginia
$289K +$277K +11,908 New
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$244K -$1.01M -43,424 -81%
HF
29
HRT Financial
New York
$239K +$7.37K +317 +3%
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$205K +$142K +6,107 +259%
DWMG
31
DB Wealth Management Group
California
$159K -$296K -12,751 -66%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$158K -$734K -31,572 -83%
FFA
33
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$139K +$12.8K +552 +11%
AP
34
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$123K – – –
CFGS
35
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$100K – – –
ASN
36
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$93.1K +$89.3K +3,839 New
NC
37
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$67.7K -$61.8K -2,658 -49%
IA
38
IFP Advisors
Florida
$56.2K – – –
TFA
39
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$31K -$36.3K -1,563 -56%
PA
40
PSI Advisors
Florida
$27.3K +$23 +1 +0.1%
Comerica Bank
41
Comerica Bank
Texas
$25.3K – – –
HI
42
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$22.5K -$6.88K -296 -24%
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8.49K +$1.3K +56 +19%
ODG
44
O'Dell Group
Ohio
$8.47K +$8.11K +349 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
45
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$8K -$7.89M -339,385 -100%
KFI
46
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$3.44K – – –
GI
47
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3.37K – – –
BBPWM
48
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.43K – – –
BEI
49
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$2K – – –
CIAS
50
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1.79K – – –
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FTXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

53 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $64.3M — down 35% from $98.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FTXG and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.05M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $7.89M.

  • 53 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF (FTXG) as of Q4 2023, down from 64 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $64.3M of First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.05M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $7.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.