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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund as of Jun 30, 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
28
−3 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
3.12M
−9.14K (−0.3%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$10.2M
+$357.3K (+3.6%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
3
8 more added
Sold out
6
10 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2023: 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 holdersQ2 2023: 28 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 heldQ2 2023: $10.2M
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, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding FGB in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
LPL Financial LLC628,980$2.05M0.00%+19,090+3.1%Added
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp611,290$1.99M0.47%+102,448+20.1%Added
Morgan Stanley476,229$1.55M0.00%+47,121+11.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.187,348$610.8K0.00%−1,272−0.7%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC165,347$539.0K0.00%−4,032−2.4%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC126,660$412.9K0.18%−137,788−52.1%Reduced
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC124,579$406.1K0.03%−15,625−11.1%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC108,475$367.5K0.00%+93,000+601.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.85,531$278.8K0.00%+3,865+4.7%Added
Sym Financial Corp84,537$275.6K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Alpine Global Management, LLC75,035$244.6K0.07%+75,035New
Csenge Advisory Group66,690$217.4K0.01%−5,571−7.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company62,916$205.1K0.00%+365+0.6%Added
Good Life Advisors, LLC50,187$163.6K0.02%−1,154−2.2%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC39,287$128.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada36,282$118.0K0.00%−55,548−60.5%Reduced
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors34,017$110.9K0.03%+2,330+7.4%Added
NWF Advisory Services Inc.30,750$100.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc15,216$92.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC28,132$91.7K0.06%−890−3.1%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC20,151$65.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Silverhawk Asset Management, LLC16,551$54.0K0.04%−6,749−29.0%Reduced
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC16,456$53.6K0.01%−1,168−6.6%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.16,000$52.2K0.00%+16,000New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC7,408$24.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC5,000$16.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG2,635$8.59K0.00%+2,635New
JPMorgan Chase & Co901$2.94K0.00%+871+2,903.3%Added
Almitas Capital LLC0$00.00%−61,254−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−37,489−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Investment Advisers0$00.00%−17,068−100.0%Sold out
Bank of America Corp0$00.00%−13,241−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−11,459−100.0%Sold out
Harbour Investments, Inc.0$00.00%−1,590−100.0%Sold out