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First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $179M invested in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.23% → 76.33% (+4.1%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 105 (-16)

47% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $337M → $179M (-$159M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 49

68% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
105
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-13.22%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
6
Increased
23
Reduced
49
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.41M
2
AWM
Adams Wealth Management
Utah
+$818K
3
CI
CacheTech Inc
Utah
+$818K
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$649K
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$567K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NC
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
-$19.9M
2
NP
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
-$14.8M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$12.3M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.4M
5
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIBC Private Wealth Group
101
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.46K – – –
KFGG
102
Keystone Financial Group (Georgia)
Georgia
$1.23K – – –
EWM
103
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$454 – – –
DFA
104
DHJJ Financial Advisors
Illinois
$303 – – –
Optiver Holding
105
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$228 – – –
SAM
106
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
– -$1.13M -12,944 Closed
TWM
107
TriaGen Wealth Management
California
– -$1.05M -11,976 Closed
GS
108
GTS Securities
New York
– -$952K -10,911 Closed
TCOO
109
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
– -$935K -10,711 Closed
FTUS
110
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$706K -8,085 Closed
ASN
111
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$692K -7,928 Closed
AR
112
Apeiron RIA
Texas
– -$601K -6,892 Closed
CSS
113
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
– -$452K -5,182 Closed
LS
114
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
– -$320K -3,667 Closed
P
115
&Partners
Tennessee
– -$312K -3,454 Closed
SG
116
StoneX Group
New York
– -$269K -3,084 Closed
PPG
117
Peak Planning Group
Colorado
– -$242K -2,770 Closed
HIS
118
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
– -$232K -2,660 Closed
Ameriprise
119
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$223K -2,550 Closed
AAA
120
American Alpha Advisors
New York
– -$209K -2,400 Closed
WCM
121
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
– -$206K -2,361 Closed
CFGS
122
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
– -$182K -1,900 Closed
T
123
Transce3nd
Texas
– -$17.9K -205 Closed
GBT
124
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$14.6K -167 Closed
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FTXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

105 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $179M — down 47% from $337M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of FTXL and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was NewSquare Capital, cutting an estimated $19.9M.

  • 105 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) as of Q1 2025, down from 121 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $179M of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 47% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.41M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF seller in Q1 2025 was NewSquare Capital, an estimated $19.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.