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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $32.5M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2226 (+4)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.7M → $32.5M (-$1.28M)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 7

Holders
26
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
6
Reduced
7
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.7M +$1.36M +36,069 +10%
ST
2
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$4.16M +$81K +2,141 +2%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.52M -$413K -10,907 -11%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$2.1M +$676K +17,869 +51%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.48M +$95.8K +2,533 +7%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.26M +$417K +11,018 +53%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M -$2.19M -58,019 -69%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$643K -$556K -14,699 -48%
JIP
9
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$638K +$607K +16,038 New
CS
10
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$463K
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$322K +$307K +8,105 New
FAAS
12
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$282K -$32.9K -869 -11%
IH
13
IFC Holdings
Florida
$229K +$213K +5,624 New
HFS
14
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$207K +$197K +5,200 New
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$93K +$18.9K +500 +27%
DADC
16
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$63K
MWP
17
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$60K
M
18
MOTCO
Texas
$40K +$37.8K +1,000 New
PAI
19
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$40K +$37.8K +1,000 New
BFEC
20
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$36K +$34.2K +905 New
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$25K -$191K -5,047 -89%
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$23.7K +$22.5K +596 New
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K +$19K +502 New
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K -$28K -740 -77%
WA
25
WFG Advisors
Texas
$7K -$7.26K -192 -51%

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

26 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $32.5M — down 3.8% from $33.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QABA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.36M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.5M sold.

  • 26 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q2 2015, up from 22 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $32.5M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.36M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.