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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

72 hedge funds and large institutions have $148M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.71%47.28% (-2.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7472 (-2)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162M → $148M (-$13.8M)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
72
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$55.1M -$7.59M -140,244 -12%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.3M +$206K +3,815 +2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$9.77M -$1.36M -25,086 -12%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.18M +$1.56M +28,752 +27%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$6.48M +$2.59M +47,889 +64%
SCM
6
SkyTop Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.14M -$812K -15,008 -13%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.11M -$657K -12,144 -11%
TPWA
8
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$4.94M +$120K +2,217 +2%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.62M -$7.27M -134,358 -61%
IA
10
IFP Advisors
Florida
$4.3M
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.64M -$386K -7,134 -13%
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.49M -$141K -2,607 -5%
CAN
13
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.71M -$135K -2,493 -7%
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.7M -$29.4K -543 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.51M -$242K -4,466 -14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.47M +$196K +3,622 +15%
JIP
17
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.45M +$874K +16,159 +145%
PFS
18
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.25M +$341K +6,297 +37%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.19M -$16.2K -300 -1%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.18M +$664K +12,261 +123%
BFEC
21
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.09M +$444K +8,199 +66%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.09M +$266K +4,911 +31%
KWM
23
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$897K +$27.3K +505 +3%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$881K -$39.9K -737 -4%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$745K -$31.2K -577 -4%

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

72 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $148M — down 8.6% from $162M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of QABA and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.59M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.59M.

  • 72 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q1 2018, down from 74 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $148M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.59M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.