First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
QQEW
59 hedge funds and large institutions have $370M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 18
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $373M → $370M (-$2.98M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 60 → 59 (-1)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $415K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.53M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.12M |
| 3 |
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.7M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.7M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.02M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.74M |
| 2 |
DC
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$3.67M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.86M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.66M |
| 5 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$920K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $140K | – | – | – |
|
|
WA
52
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $53K | +$89 | +2 | +0.2% |
|
|
MAA
53
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
| $43K | +$581 | +13 | +1% |
|
|
SGC
54
South Georgia Capital
Naperville,
Illinois
| $18K | – | – | – |
|
55
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $15K | -$11.7K | -262 | -44% |
|
|
RCG
56
Ruggie Capital Group
Tavares,
Florida
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
57
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
FHC
58
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
| $1.95K | +$15K | +336 | +0.8% |
|
|
DC
59
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$3.67M | -83,830 | Closed |
|
|
V
60
Veritable
Wilmington,
Delaware
| – | -$394K | -9,000 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
61
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$238K | -5,428 | Closed |
|
|
S
62
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$60K | -1,377 | Closed |
|
63
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$31 | -706 | Closed |
|
|
TNB
64
Thomasville National Bank
Thomasville,
Georgia
| – | -$28K | -632 | Closed |
|
QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
59 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $370M — down 0.8% from $373M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of QQEW and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.
The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $5.53M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $8.74M.
- 59 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q2 2015, down from 60 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $370M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 0.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $5.53M added.
- The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.