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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $248M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $213M → $248M (+$35.9M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 20

2.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.55% → 55.04% (+2.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 57 (+1)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.79%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
22
Reduced
20
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$6.81M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.24M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.4M
4
NEPWA
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
+$2.44M
5
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
+$2.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$8.31M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.5M
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$2.41M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.05M
5
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$1.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
26
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.05M -$1.02M -20,460 -50%
PAG
27
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$803K +$777K +15,574 New
SB
28
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$771K +$209K +4,197 +39%
SG Americas Securities
29
SG Americas Securities
New York
$735K -$349K -7,000 -33%
MML Investors Services
30
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$673K +$651K +13,045 New
SI
31
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$627K +$135K +2,700 +28%
1832 Asset Management
32
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$619K -$599K -12,000 -50%
AIM
33
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$571K -$31.1K -624 -5%
PTC
34
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$463K -$110K -2,212 -20%
TH
35
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$437K -$150K -2,996 -26%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$381K – – –
NWP
37
Northstar Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$381K +$371K +7,440 New
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$366K -$11.6K -232 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
39
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$361K +$349K +6,995 New
IA
40
IFP Advisors
Florida
$337K +$26.2K +525 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$312K +$3.84K +77 +1%
LFAS
42
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$298K – – –
BFEC
43
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$288K +$180K +3,603 +182%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
44
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$244K +$236K +4,720 New
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$156K -$16K -321 -10%
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$118K – – –
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$112K +$94.2K +1,888 +629%
WA
48
WFG Advisors
Texas
$73K +$50 +1 +0.1%
CFD
49
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$43K – – –
DADC
50
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$41K +$8.98K +180 +29%
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QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

57 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $248M — up 17% from $213M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new QQEW positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $6.81M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $8.31M.

  • 57 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q1 2017, up from 56 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $248M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $6.81M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $8.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.