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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $148M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.71%47.28% (-2.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7472 (-2)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162M → $148M (-$13.8M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
72
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
26
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$730K -$34.3K -634 -4%
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$730K +$573K +10,582 +331%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$715K -$177K -3,270 -20%
CCA
29
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$671K -$9.85K -182 -1%
CA
30
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$632K -$29.3K -541 -4%
WWMSC
31
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$575K +$33.8K +625 +6%
DADC
32
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$554K
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$529K +$140K +2,586 +35%
ST
34
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$464K
FAAS
35
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$443K -$203K -3,756 -31%
ACM
36
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$437K -$155K -2,857 -26%
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$386K +$394K +7,277 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
38
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$334K +$32K +591 +10%
SWP
39
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$297K +$5.47K +101 +2%
LWAC
40
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$286K +$10.8K +200 +4%
KA
41
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$285K -$13.9K -257 -5%
WEC
42
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$273K
WI
43
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$236K -$47.2K -872 -16%
VFA
44
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$208K
JCM
45
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$208K +$11.4K +210 +6%
SPC
46
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$203K -$1.75M -32,304 -89%
AWA
47
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$193K -$2.11K -39 -1%
APA
48
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$184K
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$151K +$155K +2,856 New
AA
50
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$148K -$5.41K -100 -3%

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

72 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $148M — down 8.6% from $162M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of QABA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.59M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.59M.

  • 72 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q1 2018, down from 74 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $148M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.59M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.