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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
PAS
326
PKS Advisory Services
New York
$543K +$35.5K +535 +7%
KFS
327
Kaizen Financial Strategies
California
$538K – – –
AI
328
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$536K +$8.5K +128 +2%
MCM
329
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$530K +$80.9K +1,219 +17%
UAG
330
United Advisor Group
Ohio
$526K +$34.4K +518 +7%
Barclays
331
Barclays
United Kingdom
$523K +$6.31K +95 +1%
NFC
332
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$519K – – –
Focus Partners Wealth
333
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$518K -$16.5K -249 -3%
IP
334
Ignite Planners
California
$512K +$247K +3,716 +93%
RMDI
335
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$508K – – –
GT
336
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$507K -$14.5K -218 -3%
IA
337
Integrity Alliance
Iowa
$504K +$531K +8,002 New
RBC
338
Rye Brook Capital
Connecticut
$504K -$272K -4,100 -34%
RFA
339
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
$502K +$1.79K +27 +0.3%
S4W
340
Solutions 4 Wealth
Texas
$500K – – –
WW
341
Westshore Wealth
California
$498K – – –
BW
342
Balance Wealth
Ohio
$497K +$524K +7,895 New
GTAM
343
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$494K +$108K +1,620 +26%
FP
344
FFG Partners
Florida
$485K -$103K -1,548 -17%
AIP
345
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$481K +$30.1K +453 +6%
FHA
346
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$480K -$73.9K -1,113 -13%
CPRC
347
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp
New York
$477K -$15.1K -227 -3%
IMC
348
Investment Management Corporation
Virginia
$476K +$24.1K +363 +5%
VCM
349
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$473K +$498K +7,505 New
ICP
350
Interchange Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
$462K -$5.11K -77 -1%
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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.