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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $51M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 60 (+4)

2.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.65% → 35.81% (+2.2%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50M → $51M (+$1.03M)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
60
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
9
Reduced
25
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.07M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$1M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$484K
4
MWP
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
+$348K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$338K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.6M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.14M
3
GLLW
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
-$971K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$939K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$717K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HR
26
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$288K +$290K +5,820 New
AIC
27
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$282K +$104K +2,089 +63%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$268K -$32.4K -650 -11%
CAN
29
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$264K – – –
IAA
30
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$254K +$245K +4,909 New
CAAS
31
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$253K -$14.8K -297 -6%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$250K +$240K +4,823 New
AWA
33
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$231K +$229K +4,599 New
JCM
34
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$227K -$4.04K -81 -2%
GWM
35
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$206K +$199K +3,982 New
CFGS
36
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$161K +$133K +2,670 +612%
BFEC
37
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$155K -$267K -5,355 -64%
QCG
38
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$125K +$121K +2,427 New
SPIA
39
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$124K +$23.9K +479 +25%
AA
40
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$74K -$11.5K -230 -14%
GWM
41
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$65K – – –
WEC
42
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$64K – – –
EP
43
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$44K +$42.2K +847 New
ASN
44
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$38K – – –
IBOK
45
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$36K – – –
OIA
46
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$31K – – –
PAI
47
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$26K – – –
GRP
48
Global Retirement Partners
California
$25K +$100 +2 +0.4%
BCI
49
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
IA
50
IFP Advisors
Florida
$16K -$15K -301 -49%
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QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

60 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $51M — up 2.1% from $50M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new QABA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $1.07M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.6M.

  • 60 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q4 2019, up from 56 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $51M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $1.07M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.