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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
BTS
51
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$283K +$10.2K +170 +4%
FAAS
52
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$227K -$2.04K -34 -0.9%
V
53
Veritable
Delaware
$224K
WLIM
54
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$218K -$90K -1,500 -29%
SPC
55
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$213K -$3.48K -58 -2%
WIA
56
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$212K
GWS
57
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$150K +$149K +2,475 New
CAC
58
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$62K
JCM
59
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$56K +$60 +1 +0.1%
FHA
60
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$52K +$51.7K +861 New
CFD
61
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$50K
CF
62
Centaurus Financial
California
$49K +$48.8K +813 New
SWA
63
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$32.7K
CWA
64
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$21K +$21K +350 New
AIM
65
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$16K -$779K -12,976 -98%
S
66
SignatureFD
Georgia
$12K
QCIG
67
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$12K +$12K +200 New
SWM
68
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$6K
PAI
69
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$5K -$63K -1,050 -92%
TRCT
70
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$269K -4,477 -99%
CFA
71
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3K
GRP
72
Global Retirement Partners
California
$3K
Citadel Advisors
73
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.69M -45,593 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
74
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$322K -5,461 Closed
TH
75
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$262K -4,447 Closed

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.