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First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

165 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.54B invested in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 50

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.54B (+$117M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 163165 (+2)

0.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.48%53.29% (-0.19%)

Holders
165
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.23%
% of All Funds
3.77%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
18
Increased
63
Reduced
50
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CFD
126
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$106K +$7.74K +251 +8%
TPWA
127
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$103K +$103K +3,335 New
FA
128
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$98K
NFG
129
Next Financial Group
Texas
$82K +$81.9K +2,658 New
PFGIA
130
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$77K +$77K +2,500 New
SWM
131
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$72K -$6.47K -210 -8%
AA
132
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$70K +$69.3K +2,250 New
CFA
133
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$62K +$37K +1,200 +149%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
134
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$54K -$23.5K -763 -30%
NC
135
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$54K
CAL
136
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$49K
PWAG
137
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$47K +$14.1K +457 +43%
GRP
138
Global Retirement Partners
California
$43K
WEC
139
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$40K
CA
140
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$39K
TF
141
Tompkins Financial
New York
$37K
CBT
142
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$31K
PFPT
143
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$31K
WSTAM
144
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$31K +$30.8K +1,000 New
S
145
SignatureFD
Georgia
$28K -$2.19K -71 -7%
SMFS
146
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$24K +$24.1K +781 New
OIA
147
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$21K
AOWM
148
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$19K
JFA
149
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$19K +$18.9K +613 New
PCG
150
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$17K

FV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

165 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.54B — up 8.2% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FV positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was Prospera Financial Services, cutting an estimated $44.6M.

  • 165 institutional investors held First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) as of Q3 2018, up from 163 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.54B of First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $25M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Prospera Financial Services, an estimated $44.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.