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First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
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108 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 28

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.27B (+$96.1M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 108 (-1)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

6.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.93% → 88.68% (-6.3%)

Holders
108
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.92%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
51
Reduced
28
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$14.9M
2
NP
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
+$5.96M
3
NC
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
+$4.44M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$4.25M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$61M
2
AWM
Adams Wealth Management
Utah
-$3.24M
3
SAM
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
-$3.11M
4
WWA
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
-$2.94M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFD
101
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$9.95K – – –
BBPWM
102
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$5.43K – – –
Russell Investments Group
103
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$3.44K +$3.23K +38 New
ACA
104
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$3.17K -$43K -506 -94%
GWANC
105
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$3.17K -$43K -506 -94%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
106
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$2.12K +$1.95K +23 New
EWM
107
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$543 – – –
DFA
108
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$363 – – –
SAM
109
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
– -$3.11M -38,086 Closed
MFG
110
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
– -$2.12M -26,052 Closed
EMAM
111
Encompass More Asset Management
California
– -$931K -11,421 Closed
FTUS
112
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$885K -10,854 Closed
GS
113
GTS Securities
New York
– -$557K -6,830 Closed
LMKC
114
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
– -$345K -4,226 Closed
Millennium Management
115
Millennium Management
New York
– -$247K -3,032 Closed
BRWA
116
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$231K -2,831 Closed
GCP
117
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$222K -2,724 Closed
OMC
118
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$205K -2,519 Closed
TCWA
119
Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors
Texas
– -$37.3K -457 Closed
IHWM
120
Iron Horse Wealth Management
Iowa
– -$6.68K -82 Closed
VWM
121
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
– -$1.79K -22 Closed
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FTXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

108 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $1.27B — up 8.2% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of FTXL and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $61M.

  • 108 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) as of Q1 2024, down from 109 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $14.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.