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First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF
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119 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.25B invested in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 6

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 26

71% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.94B → $2.25B (+$307M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 119 (+15)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.56M

Holders
119
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+14.42%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+71.43%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
22
Increased
65
Reduced
26
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
$1.56M
Net Calls
-$1.56M
Net Calls Change
-$1.56M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$126M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$74.7M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$60M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$58.1M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$30.5M

Top Sellers

1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$13.4M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$6.87M
3
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
-$4.48M
4
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
-$4.27M
5
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
-$3.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TNBTD
51
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$2.96M +$2.77M +115,111 +575%
SFG
52
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$2.8M -$629K -26,089 -17%
AIM
53
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2.56M -$2.64M -109,634 -48%
FWM
54
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.41M +$2.34M +97,005 +760%
ICOA
55
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$2.36M -$87.6K -3,634 -3%
CWM
56
Concert Wealth Management
California
$2.2M -$307K -12,746 -11%
TFA
57
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.75M -$4.48M -185,937 -70%
UCFA
58
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.72M +$458K +18,992 +32%
HighTower Advisors
59
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.71M +$1.62M +67,418 +652%
AP
60
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$1.68M +$99.4K +4,125 +6%
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.6M -$1.07M -44,556 -38%
PNC Financial Services Group
62
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.58M +$1.22M +50,731 +239%
JG
63
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.56M +$1.72M +71,300 New
AIM
64
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$1.5M +$845K +35,051 +105%
NFG
65
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.49M -$60.1K -2,496 -4%
WEC
66
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$1.48M +$21.2K +878 +1%
MC
67
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$1.44M +$294K +12,217 +23%
RIA
68
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.39M +$526K +21,850 +53%
WS
69
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.37M +$372K +15,430 +33%
SAM
70
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$1.29M +$1.42M +58,841 New
KA
71
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.28M +$292K +12,100 +26%
BCM
72
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M -$202K -8,400 -14%
GHF
73
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$1.1M +$1.21M +50,368 New
SI
74
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.1M +$316K +13,135 +36%
MIAN
75
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.09M +$525K +21,787 +78%
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FV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

119 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.25B — up 16% from $1.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new FV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $13.4M.

  • 119 institutional investors held First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) as of Q3 2015, up from 104 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.25B of First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $126M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $13.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.