First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index FundQABA
QABA
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
0.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 69.59% [Q4 2024] → 69.39% (-0.2%) [Q1 2025]
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 48 [Q4 2024] → 43 (-5) [Q1 2025]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $85M [Q4 2024] → $74.4M (-$10.7M) [Q1 2025]
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 8
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 19
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for QABA.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Small Community Banks Are The Focus Of QABA
QABA offers exposure to small community banks with attractive valuations, higher yields, and potential acquisition upside versus larger peers. Despite some compelling individual bank stories, QABA's historical returns have been erratic, and the fund has lagged broader benchmarks recently. The ETF carries higher risks due to its sensitivity to interest rates and concentrated exposure to smaller banks, which may be depending heavily on commercial real estate.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
QABA: Small-Bank ETF Lagging Competitors
First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund ETF holds 154 small and micro-cap banks and thrifts. The QABA ETF is well-diversified in states and holdings, and shows growth characteristics within the banking industry. QABA has a lackluster track record, lagging the banking industry benchmark and the small-cap benchmark.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 months ago
5 Best-Performing Sector ETFs Midway in Q4
After reaching a record high, all three bourses lost momentum on sticky inflation and the Fed's hawkish comments.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
10 months ago
5 Sector ETFs That Outperformed With Double-Digit Gains in July
July witnessed the "Great Rotation" in the U.S. stock market as investors shunned the hot technology stocks in favor of smaller companies and other sectors, which are the bigger beneficiaries of the Fed rate cuts.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
10 months ago
Best ETFs of Last Week
Wall Street offered a mixed performance last week.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
10 months ago
5 Top-Performing ETF Areas of Last Week
Wall Street was mixed last week with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq losing 1.9%, adding 0.7% and retreating 3.7% last week. The small-cap index Russell 2000 advanced 1.7% last week as “Trump Trade” gained momentum.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
10 months ago
5 Top-Performing ETFs of Last Week
Wall Street delivered mixed performance last week. Here are some top-performing ETF areas.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
10 months ago
Bank ETFs Soar on Trump Trade, September Rate Cut Bets
Bank ETFs soared to a new one-year high as the probability of Donald Trump returning to the White House has risen significantly along with a Fed rate cut in September.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 year ago
5 Best Investing Areas of Q4 & Their Top ETFs
Wall Street is ending the fourth quarter on a sweet note. After a Downbeat October 2023, stocks surged in November and December on the hopes of Fed rate cuts in 2024.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 year ago
4 Reasons Why Bank ETFs Can Rebound in 2024
Given the decent valuation of the banking sector and chances of higher net interest rate margins, investors can keep track of these ETFs for gains.
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