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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
ICRM
101
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$307K +$337K +13,981 New
SGI
102
Swan Global Investments
Colorado
$252K +$277K +11,500 New
William Blair & Company
103
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$231K +$12K +500 +5%
FANJ
104
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$219K – – –
Bank of Montreal
105
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$218K -$158K -6,555 -40%
Barclays
106
Barclays
United Kingdom
$105K +$24.1K +1,000 +25%
ASN
107
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$46K -$896K -37,196 -95%
Creative Planning
108
Creative Planning
Kansas
$43K +$47.2K +1,957 New
MCM
109
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$42K +$33.3K +1,381 +253%
QAM
110
QCI Asset Management
New York
$37K +$40.5K +1,680 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
111
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$33K +$36.1K +1,500 New
US Bancorp
112
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$30K +$19.5K +809 +147%
JIC
113
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$30K +$32.5K +1,350 New
TCOV
114
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$29K – – –
VNA
115
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$26K – – –
CFA
116
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$18K +$19.5K +808 New
PAI
117
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$15K +$16.7K +692 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3 +$3.69K +153 New
HH
119
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
– -$2.32M -94,919 Closed
AI
120
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$1.13M -46,122 Closed
CS
121
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$333K -13,602 Closed
SFT
122
Simmons First Trust
Arkansas
– -$237K -9,700 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
123
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$125K -5,095 Closed
WA
124
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
– -$10K -399 Closed
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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.