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First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.1M invested in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 5

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.7M → $49.1M (+$12.4M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2930 (+1)

Holders
30
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.8M +$1.28M +74,276 +9%
U
2
UBS
Switzerland
$7.81M +$1.32M +76,228 +21%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.24M -$176K -10,171 -3%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.59M +$442K +25,602 New
NCM
5
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$3.82M -$298K -17,260 -7%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.02M +$763K +44,226 +65%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.49M +$56.2K +3,253 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.45M +$44.8K +2,597 +3%
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.45M +$1.3M +75,383 +1,418%
B
10
Baird
Wisconsin
$670K +$43.7K +2,532 +7%
WSCM
11
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$593K +$571K +33,075 New
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$533K +$90.2K +5,225 +21%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$495K -$1.04M -60,174 -69%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$436K +$355K +20,572 +551%
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$404K +$22.2K +1,285 +6%
PI
16
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$221K -$16.6K -964 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$209K -$3.11K -180 -2%
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$191K +$16.6K +960 +10%
DS
19
DRW Securities
Illinois
$181K +$174K +10,076 New
AP
20
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$117K +$113K +6,547 New
BCM
21
Blume Capital Management
California
$88K +$84.6K +4,900 New
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$73K +$19.7K +1,140 +39%
PSI
23
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$66K +$25.7K +1,489 +68%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36K +$12.3K +713 +54%
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35K +$23.3K +1,350 +217%

QCLN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

30 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $49.1M — up 34% from $36.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QCLN positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $1.32M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.04M.

  • 30 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN) as of Q4 2013, up from 29 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $49.1M of First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was UBS, an estimated $1.32M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund seller in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.