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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.9M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5052 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92.5M → $91.9M (-$609K)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
52
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
15
Reduced
22
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
26
IFP Advisors
Florida
$338K -$34.1K -848 -9%
JIP
27
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$321K +$41.3K +1,029 +15%
HFS
28
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$309K
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$294K -$1.21K -30 -0.4%
ICOA
30
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$276K -$3.38K -84 -1%
GS
31
Girard Securities
California
$267K -$3.21K -80 -1%
WS
32
Wedbush Securities
California
$218K +$212K +5,276 New
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$184K +$86.3K +2,148 +93%
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$134K -$141K -3,501 -52%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
35
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$125K +$21.3K +530 +21%
NFG
36
Next Financial Group
Texas
$96K +$67.4K +1,677 +254%
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$88K -$6.79K -169 -7%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$65K +$3.54K +88 +6%
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$53K -$20.1K -500 -28%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$49K +$161 +4 +0.3%
GWM
41
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$43K
WEC
42
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$41.3K
PAI
43
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$41K
LWM
44
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$39K +$38.1K +949 New
EWM
45
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$34K +$32.9K +819 New
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$24K -$1.46M -36,324 -98%
FANJ
47
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$21K
HIIFS
48
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$17K
WA
49
WFG Advisors
Texas
$13K
TFA
50
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$7K

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

52 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $91.9M — down 0.66% from $92.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QABA positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.22M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.15M.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q3 2016, up from 50 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $91.9M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 0.66% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $2.22M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.