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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
31
+4 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
3.13M
+914.7K (+41.3%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$9.88M
+$3.05M (+44.6%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
8
10 more added
Sold out
4
8 more reduced

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 31 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 heldQ1 2023: $9.88M
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding FGB in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
LPL Financial LLC609,890$1.92M0.00%+33,430+5.8%Added
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp508,842$1.60M0.43%+508,842New
Morgan Stanley429,108$1.35M0.00%+35,311+9.0%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC264,448$830.4K0.36%+160,902+155.4%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.188,620$592.3K0.00%−4,926−2.5%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC169,379$531.0K0.00%+7,644+4.7%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC140,204$440.2K0.04%−1,900−1.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada91,830$288.0K0.00%+22,548+32.5%Added
Sym Financial Corp84,537$265.4K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.81,666$256.4K0.00%+10,000+14.0%Added
Csenge Advisory Group72,261$226.9K0.02%−3,448−4.6%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company62,551$196.4K0.00%+2,335+3.9%Added
Almitas Capital LLC61,254$192.3K0.09%+61,254New
Good Life Advisors, LLC51,341$161.2K0.02%+599+1.2%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC39,287$123.4K0.00%+1,000+2.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP37,489$117.7K0.00%+37,489New
NWF Advisory Services Inc.30,750$100.2K0.02%+30,750New
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors31,687$97.6K0.03%+2,563+8.8%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc15,216$92.1K0.00%−1,232−7.5%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC29,022$91.1K0.06%−1,508−4.9%Reduced
Silverhawk Asset Management, LLC23,300$73.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC20,151$63.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC17,624$55.3K0.01%−11,037−38.5%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers17,068$53.6K0.00%+17,068New
Private Advisor Group, LLC15,475$48.6K0.00%+15,475New
Bank of America Corp13,241$41.6K0.00%−334−2.5%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.11,459$36.0K0.00%+11,459New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC7,408$23.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC5,000$15.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,590$4.99K0.00%−800−33.5%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co30$00.00%+30New
UBS Group AG0$00.00%−12,570−100.0%Sold out
Money Concepts Capital Corp0$00.00%−5,750−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out
GWM Advisors LLC0$00.00%−150−100.0%Sold out