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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$311M +$3.23M +104,847 +1%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$163M -$226K -7,335 -0.1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$108M +$3.87M +125,709 +4%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$100M +$2.93M +95,185 +3%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$98.3M +$2.87M +93,222 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
6
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$76M +$25M +812,157 +49%
CAN
7
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$68.9M +$9.47M +307,399 +16%
PFS
8
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$65.3M -$44.6M -1,446,135 -40%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$46.5M -$3.79M -123,038 -8%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$46.2M +$3.25M +105,490 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.2M +$4.68M +151,908 +13%
AG
12
Advisor Group
Arizona
$33.4M +$4.05M +131,393 +14%
SG
13
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$30.8M -$1.12M -36,345 -4%
MML Investors Services
14
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$28.7M +$233K +7,559 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$27.4M +$2.74M +88,898 +11%
AF
16
Allworth Financial
California
$21M +$4.02M +130,465 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$18M -$62.4K -2,025 -0.3%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$17M -$914K -29,653 -5%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16M +$536K +17,395 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$12.2M +$316K +10,269 +3%
DADC
21
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$11.7M -$44.4K -1,440 -0.4%
PAG
22
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$11.4M +$1.33M +43,065 +13%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9.47M -$131K -4,253 -1%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$8.51M +$549K +17,831 +7%
CA
25
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$7.75M +$3.15M +102,241 +69%

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.