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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $272M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 22

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $252M → $272M (+$19.8M)

2.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.81%49.9% (+2.1%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7473 (-1)

Holders
73
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.35%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
29
Reduced
22
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SB
26
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.52M +$736K +12,263 +95%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.41M +$16.2K +270 +1%
WI
28
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.3M +$1.29M +21,493 New
US Bancorp
29
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.29M +$16.9K +282 +1%
IA
30
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.07M +$107K +1,790 +11%
SI
31
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.04M -$51.7K -862 -5%
BFEC
32
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.02M +$713K +11,878 +238%
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$787K -$262K -4,370 -25%
PWA
34
Peterson Wealth Advisors
Utah
$627K -$67.8K -1,129 -10%
APA
35
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$617K -$22.2K -370 -4%
CAN
36
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$589K -$12K -200 -2%
PJSIMP
37
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$564K
PTC
38
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$544K
SWP
39
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$449K
MML Investors Services
40
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$415K +$123K +2,052 +43%
PNC Financial Services Group
41
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$380K -$29.3K -489 -7%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$356K +$24.8K +414 +8%
LFAS
43
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$350K -$3K -50 -0.9%
VA
44
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$340K -$15.9K -265 -5%
LTFS
45
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$339K
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$334K -$6.24K -104 -2%
GG
47
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$309K
GWM
48
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$299K +$19.7K +329 +7%
FHC
49
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$292K -$1.38M -22,999 -83%
AWM
50
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$292K +$30.7K +512 +12%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

73 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $272M — up 7.8% from $252M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QQEW was balanced in Q2 2018: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 29 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Transamerica Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $6.51M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $3.11M.

  • 73 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q2 2018, down from 74 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $272M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Transamerica Financial Advisors, an estimated $6.51M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.