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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 75 (+6)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $243M (-$364K)

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.92% → 45.13% (-1.8%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $266K

Holders
75
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
21
Reduced
29
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
$266K
Net Calls
-$266K
Net Calls Change
-$266K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$756K
2
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
+$680K
3
WI
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
+$573K
4
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$354K
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$327K

Top Sellers

1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$9.18M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.72M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.42M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.18M
5
FHC
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
-$1.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
26
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1M -$374K -6,574 -27%
APA
27
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$981K +$963K +16,923 New
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Florida
$919K -$496K -8,720 -35%
SB
29
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$724K -$255K -4,472 -26%
DADC
30
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$692K +$680K +11,941 New
PWA
31
Peterson Wealth Advisors
Utah
$691K +$679K +11,924 New
AIM
32
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$649K +$40K +702 +7%
MIAN
33
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$594K -$52.7K -925 -8%
WI
34
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$583K +$573K +10,066 New
FAAS
35
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$571K +$354K +6,213 +169%
PJSIMP
36
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$561K – – –
WLIM
37
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$552K +$542K +9,525 New
PTC
38
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$520K – – –
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$491K +$71.3K +1,252 +17%
SWP
40
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$455K -$38K -668 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$415K +$7.46K +131 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$369K +$11.4K +200 +3%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$343K +$110K +1,936 +48%
LFAS
44
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$338K +$626 +11 +0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$323K -$52.4K -921 -14%
GG
46
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$319K – – –
BFEC
47
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$290K -$10.9K -191 -4%
BTS
48
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$286K +$1.14K +20 +0.4%
GWM
49
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$265K +$9.96K +175 +4%
TH
50
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$263K -$17.1K -300 -6%
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QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

75 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $243M — down 0.15% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new QQEW positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $756K. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.18M sold.

  • 75 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2017, up from 69 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $243M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 0.15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $756K added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $9.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.