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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.8M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,500% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 1

180% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 5

118% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.5M → $70.8M (+$38.3M)

58% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2641 (+15)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+57.69%
% of All Funds
1.14%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
16
Increased
14
Reduced
5
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$28M +$13.1M +336,932 +85%
BCM
2
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$14.4M +$14.6M +376,368 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.61M +$2.24M +57,895 +65%
ST
4
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$4.99M +$996K +25,707 +25%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.99M +$2.6M +67,120 +180%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.69M +$2.1M +54,172 +335%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$1.77M -$263K -6,786 -13%
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.47M +$1.49M +38,500 New
OC
9
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$837K +$848K +21,877 New
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$831K +$841K +21,719 New
CPC
11
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$741K +$751K +19,380 New
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$726K -$270K -6,977 -27%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
13
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$612K +$620K +15,991 New
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$559K +$566K +14,602 New
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$445K
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$415K +$107K +2,751 +34%
IH
17
IFC Holdings
Florida
$398K +$186K +4,790 +85%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$376K +$381K +9,840 New
JIP
19
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$296K -$321K -8,292 -52%
PGFC
20
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$270K +$274K +7,064 New
FAAS
21
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$268K -$620 -16 -0.2%
HFS
22
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$222K +$23.2K +600 +12%
FAM
23
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$153K +$155K +4,000 New
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$122K +$32.7K +845 +36%
AIM
25
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$119K +$121K +3,116 New

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

41 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $70.8M — up 118% from $32.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new QABA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.26M sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q3 2015, up from 26 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $70.8M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 118% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $14.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.