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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $162M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.33%49.71% (-0.62%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $168M → $162M (-$6.79M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7674 (-2)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
74
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.63%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
30
Reduced
20
Closed
13
Calls
$220K
Puts
Net Calls
+$220K
Net Calls Change
+$220K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWA
51
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$188K +$188K +3,572 New
APA
52
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$182K +$183K +3,477 New
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$168K -$2.16M -40,989 -93%
AA
54
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$152K -$2.63K -50 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
55
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$117K -$28.7K -546 -20%
GWM
56
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$91K
Citigroup
57
Citigroup
New York
$81K -$10.3K -196 -11%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
58
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$73K +$33.3K +632 +84%
ASN
59
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$43K +$42.9K +816 New
IBOK
60
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$37K +$36.8K +700 New
PAI
61
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$26K -$26.3K -500 -50%
BWA
62
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$21K
GRP
63
Global Retirement Partners
California
$20K +$7.11K +135 +54%
Envestnet Asset Management
64
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$16K -$13.3K -252 -44%
US Bancorp
65
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$12K +$3.74K +71 +47%
BTIS
66
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$12K +$12.3K +234 New
JP Morgan Chase
67
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11K
SPIA
68
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$10K
WIM
69
Westside Investment Management
California
$5.28K
VFA
70
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$5K +$5.26K +100 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
71
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K
MA
72
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$2K
SBL
73
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$1K
Jane Street
74
Jane Street
New York
-$3.85M -73,093 Closed
VF
75
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.54M -29,179 Closed

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

74 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $162M — down 4% from $168M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of QABA and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.72M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.85M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q4 2017, down from 76 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $162M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $1.72M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.