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First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund

FGBDelisted Jun 30, 2025

First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund was delisted on Jun 30, 2025; its insiders filed their last Form 4 on Dec 29, 2021; 40 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q1 2025, worth $22.9M in total; no superinvestor held it.

13F holders, Q4 2022

Institutional positions in First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund as of Dec 31, 2022. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
27
−1 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
2.22M
−314.2K (−12.4%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$6.83M
−$464.6K (−6.4%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
4
7 more added
Sold out
5
12 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2022: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting FGB on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2022: 27 institutions
Q1 2021: 27 institutionsQ2 2021: 25 institutionsQ3 2021: 29 institutionsQ4 2021: 29 institutionsQ1 2022: 28 institutionsQ2 2022: 29 institutionsQ3 2022: 29 institutionsQ4 2022: 27 institutionsQ1 2023: 31 institutionsQ2 2023: 28 institutionsQ3 2023: 33 institutionsQ4 2023: 36 institutionsQ1 2024: 35 institutionsQ2 2024: 31 institutionsQ3 2024: 38 institutionsQ4 2024: 41 institutionsQ1 2025: 40 institutionsQ2 2025: 1 institutionQ3 2025: 0 institutionsQ4 2025: 0 institutionsQ1 2026: 0 institutionsQ2 2026: 0 institutions
Value heldQ4 2022: $6.83M
Q1 2021: $8.89MQ2 2021: $7.65MQ3 2021: $7.70MQ4 2021: $8.72MQ1 2022: $8.87MQ2 2022: $7.40MQ3 2022: $7.30MQ4 2022: $6.83MQ1 2023: $9.88MQ2 2023: $10.2MQ3 2023: $11.9MQ4 2023: $14.5MQ1 2024: $18.7MQ2 2024: $17.8MQ3 2024: $19.5MQ4 2024: $22.2MQ1 2025: $22.9MQ2 2025: $21.6KQ3 2025: $0Q4 2025: $0Q1 2026: $0Q2 2026: $0
Institutions holding FGB and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20260$0
Q1 20260$0
Q4 20250$0
Q3 20250$0
Q2 20251$21.6K
Q1 202540$22.9M
Q4 202441$22.2M
Q3 202438$19.5M
Q2 202431$17.8M
Q1 202435$18.7M
Q4 202336$14.5M
Q3 202333$11.9M
Q2 202328$10.2M
Q1 202331$9.88M
Q4 202227$6.83M
Q3 202229$7.30M
Q2 202229$7.40M
Q1 202228$8.87M
Q4 202129$8.72M
Q3 202129$7.70M
Q2 202125$7.65M
Q1 202127$8.89M

Institutions, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding FGB in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
LPL Financial LLC576,460$1.76M0.00%+31,518+5.8%Added
Morgan Stanley393,797$1.21M0.00%−24,626−5.9%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.193,546$592.3K0.00%−99,733−34.0%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC161,735$494.0K0.00%−15,637−8.8%Reduced
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC142,104$434.8K0.04%−900−0.6%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC103,546$316.9K0.15%−97,505−48.5%Reduced
Sym Financial Corp84,537$258.7K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Csenge Advisory Group75,709$231.7K0.02%+18,215+31.7%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.71,666$218.8K0.00%+10,079+16.4%Added
Royal Bank of Canada69,282$212.0K0.00%+5,291+8.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company60,216$184.3K0.00%−7,684−11.3%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC50,742$155.3K0.02%+559+1.1%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC38,287$117.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc16,448$101.0K0.00%−994−5.7%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC30,530$93.4K0.07%−23,357−43.3%Reduced
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors29,124$89.1K0.02%+989+3.5%Added
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC28,661$87.7K0.01%−743−2.5%Reduced
Silverhawk Asset Management, LLC23,300$71.3K0.06%+23,300New
Advisory Services Network, LLC20,151$61.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp13,575$41.5K0.00%−16,947−55.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG12,570$38.5K0.00%+9,629+327.4%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC7,408$22.7K0.00%−7,407−50.0%Reduced
Money Concepts Capital Corp5,750$17.6K0.00%+5,750New
Lindbrook Capital, LLC5,000$15.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.2,390$7.31K0.00%−1,000−29.5%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)300$1.00K0.00%+300New
GWM Advisors LLC150$4590.00%+150New
Almitas Capital LLC0$00.00%−47,000−100.0%Sold out
Nova R Wealth, Inc.0$00.00%−34,673−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−15,711−100.0%Sold out
Castle Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−15,290−100.0%Sold out
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−10,744−100.0%Sold out
American Portfolios Advisors––––Not filed