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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 2024

Institutional positions in First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund as of Jun 30, 2024. 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. Q1 2024
Shares held
4.57M
−381.7K (−7.7%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$17.8M
−$885.2K (−4.7%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
4
11 more added
Sold out
8
7 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2024: 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 2024: 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 heldQ2 2024: $17.8M
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund; share changes are against Q1 2024.

Institutions holding FGB in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
LPL Financial LLC1,112,450$4.33M0.00%+73,102+7.0%Added
Saba Capital Management, L.P.1,108,373$4.31M0.09%+470,628+73.8%Added
Morgan Stanley567,120$2.21M0.00%+9,380+1.7%Added
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp218,118$848.5K0.20%−348,044−61.5%Reduced
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC211,222$821.7K0.04%+161,667+326.2%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC173,378$674.0K0.00%+14,718+9.3%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC170,958$665.0K0.00%−166,117−49.3%Reduced
Alpine Global Management, LLC160,000$622.4K0.11%+60,000+60.0%Added
Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC119,854$466.2K0.03%+4,275+3.7%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.112,390$437.2K0.00%−3,312−2.9%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.95,590$371.8K0.03%+95,590New
Atlas Wealth LLC79,231$313.0K0.05%+79,231New
Good Life Advisors, LLC52,786$205.3K0.02%+725+1.4%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.52,677$204.9K0.00%−28,643−35.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company49,215$191.4K0.00%−10.0%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.45,050$175.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Sym Financial Corp41,994$163.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP35,542$138.3K0.00%+9,268+35.3%Added
Csenge Advisory Group30,615$119.1K0.01%−1,155−3.6%Reduced
Mendel Capital Management LLC19,940$77.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC17,478$68.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
KPP Advisory Services LLC13,500$52.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC13,304$51.8K0.02%+13,304New
Cetera Investment Advisers13,290$51.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC11,655$45.3K0.01%+2,568+28.3%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc11,522$45.0K0.00%+1,000+9.5%Added
Belpointe Asset Management LLC11,553$44.9K0.00%+11,553New
Equitable Holdings, Inc.10,000$38.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.6,323$24.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc5,969$23.2K0.00%−467−7.3%Reduced
US Bancorp2,900$11.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
PFG Investments, LLC0$00.00%−554,102−100.0%Sold out
Matisse Capital0$00.00%−205,217−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−31,391−100.0%Sold out
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−13,892−100.0%Sold out
Hartline Investment Corp0$00.00%−12,281−100.0%Sold out
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors0$00.00%−12,281−100.0%Sold out
L.M. Kohn & Company0$00.00%−11,800−100.0%Sold out
FMR LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out