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First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $450M invested in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

131% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 16

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $339M → $450M (+$112M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6569 (+4)

15.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.77%67.74% (-15%)

Holders
69
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.15%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
37
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$89.3M +$17.5M +892,440 +24%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$79.1M +$7.45M +380,571 +10%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$68.4M +$10.4M +531,387 +18%
AP
4
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$44.4M +$20.4M +1,044,626 +86%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$27.6M +$11.7M +596,121 +74%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.1M +$2.94M +150,018 +19%
MML Investors Services
7
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$16.2M +$16.2M +826,646 New
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$15.5M +$228K +11,630 +1%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.7M +$7M +357,825 +150%
Baird Financial Group
10
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$11M +$1.09M +55,918 +11%
BCI
11
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.13M +$391K +20,000 +6%
PFS
12
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$6.14M +$120K +6,151 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.84M +$447K +22,840 +10%
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4.1M +$1.5M +76,500 +58%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.59M +$1.45M +74,153 +69%
HFS
16
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.51M -$33.8K -1,725 -1%
SCA
17
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$3.22M +$547K +27,942 +21%
IA
18
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.8M +$271K +13,864 +11%
DADC
19
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.48M +$216K +11,026 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.45M +$465K +23,739 +24%
SI
21
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.37M +$2.05M +104,636 +662%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.29M -$2.19M -112,108 -49%
SG
23
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$2.16M +$2.15M +109,885 New
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.03M +$316K +16,146 +18%
BTS
25
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.81M +$65.7K +3,356 +4%

IFV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (IFV) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $450M — up 33% from $339M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new IFV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Atwood & Palmer, adding an estimated $20.4M. The largest seller was Independent Advisor Alliance, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.74M sold.

  • 69 institutional investors held First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF (IFV) as of Q2 2017, up from 65 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $450M of First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Atwood & Palmer, an estimated $20.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Independent Advisor Alliance, an estimated $2.74M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.