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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 24

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7683 (+7)

3.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.03%52.59% (-3.4%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $215M → $200M (-$15.7M)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+9.21%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
31
Reduced
24
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$998K -$163K -3,271 -14%
OC
27
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$977K -$238K -4,772 -20%
MML Investors Services
28
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$970K +$117K +2,348 +14%
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$969K +$159K +3,193 +20%
IH
30
IFC Holdings
Florida
$850K +$592K +11,871 +244%
KWM
31
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$837K -$150K -3,001 -15%
WA
32
WESPAC Advisors
California
$807K +$287K +5,762 +57%
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$697K +$686K +13,763 New
CCA
34
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$652K
CA
35
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$567K +$37.6K +754 +7%
BFEC
36
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$549K +$107K +2,142 +25%
WEC
37
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$501K +$35.6K +714 +8%
RIL
38
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$500K +$25.9K +520 +6%
Baird Financial Group
39
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$480K +$46.2K +926 +11%
DADC
40
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$458K +$328K +6,576 +265%
PFS
41
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$457K +$450K +9,030 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
42
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$451K +$106K +2,133 +31%
ST
43
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$444K
WI
44
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$438K -$381K -7,638 -47%
William Blair & Company
45
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$416K -$4.19K -84 -1%
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$375K -$328K -6,588 -47%
GS
47
Girard Securities
California
$372K +$15.1K +303 +4%
JIP
48
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$337K -$676K -13,553 -67%
Cetera Investment Advisers
49
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$323K +$78K +1,565 +33%
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$300K +$76.2K +1,528 +35%

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

83 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $200M — down 7.3% from $215M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new QABA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PVG Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $10.1M.

  • 83 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q2 2017, up from 76 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $200M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q2 2017, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was PVG Asset Management, an estimated $2.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.