First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
QQEW
56 hedge funds and large institutions have $376M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
650% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 2
238% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 8
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $275M → $376M (+$101M)
27% more funds holding
Funds holding: 44 → 56 (+12)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$12.1M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$9.17M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$9.11M |
| 4 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
+$3.83M |
| 5 |
DC
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$3.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AFS
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Valrico,
Florida
|
-$3.12M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$1.08M |
| 3 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$801K |
| 4 |
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$798K |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$604K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RC
51
RegentAtlantic Capital
Morristown,
New Jersey
| $75K | +$72.2K | +1,750 | New |
|
|
CFA
52
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $64K | +$61.9K | +1,500 | New |
|
|
SGC
53
South Georgia Capital
Naperville,
Illinois
| $18K | – | – | – |
|
|
RCG
54
Ruggie Capital Group
Tavares,
Florida
| $10K | +$9.49K | +230 | New |
|
55
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
56
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$113K | -2,825 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
57
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$58K | -1,447 | Closed |
|
58
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$41 | +1 | New |
|
QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
56 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $376M — up 37% from $275M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QQEW positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was Aft Forsyth & Sober, cutting an estimated $3.12M.
- 56 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2014, up from 44 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $376M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $12.1M added.
- The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Aft Forsyth & Sober, an estimated $3.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.