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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 22

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.26B (+$80.3M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237244 (+7)

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.66%66.72% (+0.06%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 101

Holders
244
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.95%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
30
Increased
65
Reduced
101
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.98M -$15K -119 -0.2%
NEPWA
27
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.67M +$5.67K +45 +0.1%
HighTower Advisors
28
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$8.9M +$236K +1,872 +3%
VAS
29
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$8.32M +$3.36M +26,687 +78%
IWC
30
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$7.86M -$1.14M -9,040 -14%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.56M -$135K -1,071 -2%
FFG
32
Frisch Financial Group
New York
$7.34M -$1.41M -11,229 -17%
VF
33
Virtu Financial
New York
$6.9M +$6.36M +50,526 New
DWM
34
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$6.68M -$70.6K -561 -1%
EFG
35
Elios Financial Group
Ohio
$6.04M -$191K -1,520 -3%
NAM
36
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$5.69M -$251K -1,997 -5%
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$5.55M -$795K -6,314 -13%
DIP
38
Davis Investment Partners
North Carolina
$5.53M -$750K -5,958 -13%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5.48M -$145K -1,153 -3%
SWM
40
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$4.85M +$176K +1,400 +4%
CA
41
Crumly & Associates
Illinois
$4.75M -$499K -3,961 -10%
Jones Financial Companies
42
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$4.66M +$587K +4,661 +16%
GWM
43
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4.62M -$3.75M -29,747 -47%
EH
44
Equitable Holdings
New York
$4.41M -$164K -1,299 -4%
Truist Financial
45
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$4.32M -$4.38M -34,815 -52%
BRWA
46
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$4.3M +$3.97M +31,509 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
47
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4.18M -$2.04M -16,213 -35%
CL
48
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$4.07M -$112K -887 -3%
CAM
49
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$4.04M -$469K -3,728 -11%
GWANC
50
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$3.56M +$424K +3,369 +15%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

244 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.26B — up 6.8% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QQEW positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GTS Securities, adding an estimated $6.95M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $19.4M.

  • 244 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q2 2025, up from 237 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was GTS Securities, an estimated $6.95M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $19.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.