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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $198M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 4

282% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 11

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $148M → $198M (+$50.3M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 90 (+18)

4.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.28% → 52.14% (+4.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
2.06%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
42
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.8M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
+$4.73M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4.46M
4
CA
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
+$3.9M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$417K
2
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
-$241K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$206K
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$70.5K
5
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
-$65.2K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KA
51
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$293K -$832 -15 -0.3%
LWAC
52
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$292K -$2.77K -50 -0.9%
WEC
53
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$284K – – –
SWP
54
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$254K -$54.1K -976 -17%
JCM
55
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$236K +$18.1K +326 +8%
SPC
56
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$236K +$26.6K +479 +13%
BAS
57
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$216K +$221K +3,979 New
LFAS
58
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$202K +$204K +3,685 New
APA
59
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$196K +$5.55K +100 +3%
AWA
60
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$193K -$2.72K -49 -1%
Deutsche Bank
61
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$156K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
62
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$153K +$78.1K +1,408 +101%
AA
63
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$142K -$11.1K -200 -7%
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$117K +$21.8K +393 +22%
PNC Financial Services Group
65
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$108K +$277 +5 +0.3%
GWM
66
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$95K – – –
FHA
67
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$80K +$81.1K +1,461 New
QCIG
68
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$69K +$70.5K +1,271 New
CF
69
Centaurus Financial
California
$61K +$61.8K +1,114 New
ASN
70
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$46K – – –
RCAG
71
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$40.1K +$111 +2 +0.3%
IBOK
72
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$38K – – –
OIA
73
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$33K – – –
PAI
74
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$27K – – –
GRP
75
Global Retirement Partners
California
$26K +$55 +1 +0.2%
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QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

90 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $198M — up 34% from $148M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QABA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $4.8M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $417K.

  • 90 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q2 2018, up from 72 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $198M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $417K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.