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First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
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617 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.1B invested in First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 264 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 264 | Existing positions reduced: 152

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 49

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 16 (+3)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 606 → 617 (+11)

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.25% → 52.16% (+0.91%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.34B → $4.1B (-$241M)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.5M | Put options by funds: $26.4M

Holders
617
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+1.82%
% of All Funds
8.27%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.08%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
73
Increased
264
Reduced
152
Closed
49
Calls
$12.5M
Puts
$26.4M
Net Calls
-$13.9M
Net Calls Change
-$16.7M

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$43.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$36.8M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$32M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$30.6M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$28.6M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$25.5M
2
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
-$12.4M
3
BPA
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
-$7.92M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$4.64M
5
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$4.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIS
301
Richmond Investment Services
Wisconsin
$628K -$52.8K -796 -7%
WSCM
302
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$627K -$1.45M -21,858 -69%
AW
303
Alteri Wealth
California
$622K +$19.2K +289 +3%
TC
304
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$621K -$250K -3,771 -28%
SMA
305
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$621K +$429K +6,469 +191%
AR
306
Apeiron RIA
Texas
$614K -$70.5K -1,062 -10%
RSA
307
River Street Advisors
Illinois
$611K +$45.1K +679 +8%
CF
308
Centaurus Financial
California
$599K +$47.9K +721 +8%
AWM
309
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$599K -$25.2K -380 -4%
AWG
310
Altus Wealth Group
Colorado
$598K +$28.7K +433 +5%
FNBT
311
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$597K +$405K +6,097 +181%
B
312
Bensler
Washington
$595K -$53.2K -802 -8%
PCA
313
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$592K -$75.2K -1,133 -11%
CFCI
314
Comprehensive Financial Consultants Institutional
Indiana
$592K +$179K +2,695 +40%
PWM
315
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$583K +$13.1K +198 +2%
FPAS
316
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
$582K +$41K +618 +7%
TWC
317
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$581K +$326K +4,910 +116%
Citadel Advisors
318
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$574K +$465K +6,998 +330%
Koshinski Asset Management
319
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$573K -$1.46K -22 -0.2%
GJIA
320
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors
Maryland
$573K – – –
AWA
321
ARQ Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$570K +$99.5K +1,499 +20%
OCBCO
322
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$569K -$88.7K -1,336 -13%
CWM
323
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$564K -$19.8K -299 -3%
PGF
324
Plan Group Financial
Oklahoma
$556K +$192K +2,889 +49%
IAS
325
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$550K +$69.9K +1,053 +14%
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CIBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

617 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $4.1B — down 5.6% from $4.34B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new CIBR positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 264 added to existing stakes and 152 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $43.7M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $25.5M.

  • 617 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) as of Q1 2025, up from 606 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $4.1B of First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 49 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $43.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF seller in Q1 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $25.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.