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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

116 hedge funds and large institutions have $560M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+3)

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 8

105% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 20

63% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $560M (+$217M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95116 (+21)

11.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.04%62.67% (+12%)

Holders
116
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+22.11%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
32
Increased
41
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CRWM
51
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$799K -$34.9K -500 -5%
HIIFS
52
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$753K
PJSIMP
53
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$665K
PTC
54
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$663K
SS
55
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$643K +$609K +8,717 New
PAG
56
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$636K +$349K +5,001 +138%
VF
57
Virtu Financial
New York
$603K +$571K +8,175 New
GSC
58
G&S Capital
Colorado
$570K +$541K +7,737 New
NA
59
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$568K +$538K +7,702 New
AFS
60
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$537K +$508K +7,275 New
SWP
61
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$510K
SS
62
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$489K +$12.9K +185 +3%
PWA
63
Peterson Wealth Advisors
Utah
$470K -$93.4K -1,337 -17%
PNC Financial Services Group
64
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$439K -$48.6K -695 -10%
GWM
65
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$439K +$74.2K +1,062 +22%
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$438K +$70 +1 +0%
LFAS
67
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$427K
CA
68
Calton & Associates
Florida
$417K +$395K +5,648 New
AWA
69
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$409K +$362K +5,185 New
CA
70
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$382K -$24.9K -356 -6%
GG
71
GenWealth Group
New Jersey
$378K
QWM
72
QP Wealth Management
New Jersey
$364K +$338K +4,832 New
OC
73
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$354K +$335K +4,797 New
FWM
74
Foresight Wealth Management
Utah
$351K
AI
75
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$333K +$4.19K +60 +1%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

116 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $560M — up 63% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new QQEW positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, adding an estimated $50.1M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2019, up from 95 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $560M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $50.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.