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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
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51 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.8M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 4

88% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.7M → $70.8M (+$33.1M)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 51 (+11)

9.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.33% → 54.2% (+9.9%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
51
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+27.5%
% of All Funds
0.9%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
16
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.49M
2
SMF
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
+$4.42M
3
CAG
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
+$3.09M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.9M
5
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
+$2.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.43M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.27M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$824K
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$692K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$241K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
9WM
26
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$333K -$4.64K -88 -1%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$287K -$35.1K -666 -12%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$282K +$262K +4,971 New
Citigroup
29
Citigroup
New York
$250K +$232K +4,400 New
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$241K -$824K -15,629 -79%
SPIA
31
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$175K -$34K -646 -17%
FCA
32
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$115K +$106K +2,020 New
GLLW
33
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
$113K +$158 +3 +0.2%
QCG
34
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$110K – – –
CFGS
35
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$102K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
36
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$85K +$79.3K +1,505 New
EP
37
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$43K – – –
IBOK
38
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$40K – – –
AA
39
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$39K – – –
GWM
40
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$30K – – –
HI
41
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$28K +$26.1K +495 New
SA
42
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$26K – – –
GRP
43
Global Retirement Partners
California
$24K +$53 +1 +0.2%
HWA
44
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$17K – – –
AWA
45
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$16K +$53 +1 +0.3%
WAP
46
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$8K +$7.12K +135 New
BFEC
47
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$7K +$6.06K +115 New
VFA
48
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$6K – – –
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K +$5.27K +100 New
GWSG
50
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$4K +$3.79K +72 New
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QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

51 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $70.8M — up 88% from $37.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QABA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.43M sold.

  • 51 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q1 2021, up from 40 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $70.8M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q1 2021, up 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 4 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $4.49M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q1 2021 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $1.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.