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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.6M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.59% → 46.46% (-8.1%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 48 (-7)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $77M → $57.6M (-$19.4M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 12

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
48
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-12.73%
% of All Funds
0.84%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.15M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$803K
3
JIP
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
+$739K
4
CAG
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
+$268K
5
CCM
Cutler Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$212K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.83M
2
KAS
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
-$2.48M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.26M
4
SMF
Sterling Manor Financial
New York
-$2.05M
5
PWS
Precision Wealth Strategies
Missouri
-$1.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Truist Financial
26
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$303K -$521K -9,632 -64%
CCM
27
Cutler Capital Management
Massachusetts
$220K +$212K +3,910 New
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$201K -$3.63K -67 -2%
SWM
29
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$138K +$50.4K +931 +61%
FCA
30
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$114K – – –
QCG
31
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$109K – – –
GLLW
32
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
$89K -$22.1K -408 -21%
Rockefeller Capital Management
33
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$85K +$379 +7 +0.5%
AA
34
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$39K – – –
IBOK
35
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$39K – – –
AWA
36
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$39K +$54 +1 +0.1%
GWM
37
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$30K – – –
HI
38
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$28K – – –
SWM
39
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
$28K – – –
SA
40
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$26K – – –
GRP
41
Global Retirement Partners
California
$20K +$108 +2 +0.6%
HWA
42
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$17K – – –
CFGS
43
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$16K -$64.1K -1,185 -81%
Koshinski Asset Management
44
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$15.2K +$14.6K +270 New
Barclays
45
Barclays
United Kingdom
$15K -$10.8K -199 -43%
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
GWSG
47
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$3K – – –
Fidelity Investments
48
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1K +$487 +9 New
FTUS
49
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$2.26M -40,821 Closed
PWS
50
Precision Wealth Strategies
Missouri
– -$1.73M -31,376 Closed
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QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

48 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $57.6M — down 25% from $77M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of QABA and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.15M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.83M.

  • 48 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q3 2021, down from 55 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $57.6M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q3 2021, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q3 2021 and 12 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.15M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q3 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.