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First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $813M invested in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 2

975% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 4

146% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $331M → $813M (+$482M)

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5172 (+21)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+41.18%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
24
Increased
43
Reduced
4
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$245M +$158M +7,473,394 +204%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$122M +$75.6M +3,567,391 +183%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$111M +$107M +5,056,243 New
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$64.6M +$5.15M +242,781 +481%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$46.6M +$24.5M +1,155,809 +120%
PFS
6
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$38.7M +$11.5M +541,053 +45%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$25.4M +$11.4M +539,996 +88%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20M +$8.66M +408,344 +81%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16M +$6.66M +314,066 +76%
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$12.7M +$6.2M +292,670 +103%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.5M +$314K +14,799 +3%
FAAS
12
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$7.61M +$5.74M +270,583 +363%
PAG
13
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$7.54M +$5.25M +247,830 +263%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.48M +$4.05M +190,876 +185%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.64M +$2.34M +110,256 +110%
DADC
16
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.61M +$4.28M +201,991 +2,767%
BAAM
17
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$4.44M +$4.27M +201,383 New
B
18
Baird
Wisconsin
$4.32M +$2.54M +119,801 +157%
NPC
19
National Planning Corporation
California
$4.05M +$3.5M +165,250 +883%
VFS
20
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$3.8M +$3.16M +148,862 +629%
JIP
21
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$3.58M +$3.16M +149,258 +1,148%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.13M +$1.9M +89,690 +171%
SHA
23
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$2.94M +$16.6K +785 +0.6%
SPC
24
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$2.76M +$2.63M +124,143 New
HFS
25
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.65M -$699K -32,997 -22%

FV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

72 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $813M — up 146% from $331M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FV positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $158M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.46M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) as of Q4 2014, up from 51 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $813M of First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 146% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $158M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $5.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.