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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $50M invested in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.61%33.65% (-4%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6156 (-5)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.8M → $50M (-$16.8M)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 9

75% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
56
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-8.2%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
32
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.5M -$1.08M -22,910 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.4M -$83K -1,757 -2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$5.3M -$836K -17,701 -14%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.94M +$1.21M +25,614 +45%
GLLW
5
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
$2.48M -$341K -7,213 -12%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$2.31M -$341K -7,224 -13%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.28M +$1.79M +37,968 +391%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.84M -$4.81M -101,902 -73%
AG
9
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.63M -$286K -6,045 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.18M -$3.5K -74 -0.3%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$984K -$851K -18,022 -47%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$972K -$433K -9,165 -31%
PFS
13
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$803K -$1.75K -37 -0.2%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$762K -$857K -18,145 -53%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$724K +$39.8K +842 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$694K -$17.9K -379 -3%
GIA
17
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$481K -$38.2K -808 -7%
9WM
18
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$455K -$56.3K -1,191 -11%
ST
19
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$419K
DADC
20
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$403K
BFEC
21
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$400K -$831K -17,592 -68%
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$349K -$115K -2,433 -25%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$320K -$103K -2,180 -25%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$290K +$19.5K +413 +7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$278K -$70.3K -1,488 -20%

QABA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

56 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $50M — down 25% from $66.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QABA and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $1.79M. The largest seller was Private Advisor Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.18M sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) as of Q3 2019, down from 61 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $50M of First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.79M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.