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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$61.9M -$863K -16,391 -1%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13M -$615K -11,680 -5%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.6M +$880K +16,712 +8%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$11M +$404K +7,680 +4%
SCM
5
SkyTop Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.87M
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.69M +$1.05M +19,921 +22%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.59M -$412K -7,837 -7%
TPWA
8
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$4.78M -$3.26K -62 -0.1%
IA
9
IFP Advisors
Florida
$4.3M +$360K +6,836 +9%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$3.9M +$726K +13,794 +23%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.99M -$733K -13,920 -20%
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.6M +$451K +8,575 +21%
SPC
13
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.89M -$1.12M -21,353 -37%
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.82M +$488K +9,264 +36%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$819K +15,560 +89%
AG
16
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.71M -$30.2K -573 -2%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.71M +$1.72M +32,599 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.26M +$773K +14,681 +155%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.19M +$91.2K +1,732 +8%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$911K +$914K +17,372 New
PFS
21
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$900K +$254K +4,817 +39%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$879K +$401K +7,612 +83%
KWM
23
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$861K +$22.6K +429 +3%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$824K -$4.21K -80 -0.5%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$767K +$3K +57 +0.4%

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.