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First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 23

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165172 (+7)

0.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.29%52.91% (-0.38%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.54B → $1.13B (-$408M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
172
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.24%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
32
Increased
40
Reduced
67
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$226M -$30.4M -1,116,676 -11%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$120M -$13.6M -501,626 -10%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$75.9M -$6.66M -244,677 -8%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$63.9M -$17.7M -649,207 -20%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60.9M -$29.9M -1,098,778 -31%
PFS
6
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$56.8M +$1.33M +49,000 +2%
CAN
7
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$54.5M -$1.91M -70,112 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$42.8M -$20.8M -763,889 -31%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.1M +$3.64M +133,975 +9%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$36.4M -$1.8M -66,297 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30.4M -$4.41M -162,062 -12%
AG
12
Advisor Group
Arizona
$25.6M -$1.86M -68,529 -6%
MML Investors Services
13
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$25M +$1.63M +59,950 +6%
SG
14
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$23.2M -$2.1M -77,246 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$22.3M -$164K -6,012 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14.3M -$446K -16,377 -3%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.8M -$3.35M -123,136 -22%
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$10.7M +$1.48M +54,361 +15%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$10.6M +$717K +26,355 +7%
DADC
20
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$9.5M -$68.7K -2,525 -0.7%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.92M +$1.04M +38,169 +14%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7.87M +$126K +4,624 +2%
SI
23
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$7.14M +$4.2M +154,398 +120%
LA
24
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$5.87M +$429K +15,778 +7%
APA
25
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$5.82M -$1.01K -37 -0%

FV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

172 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.13B — down 27% from $1.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new FV positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.77M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $30.4M.

  • 172 institutional investors held First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) as of Q4 2018, up from 165 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $4.77M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.