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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $168M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 8

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3540 (+5)

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $356M → $168M (-$187M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
18
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.9M -$1.73M -49,797 -5%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$22.5M +$1.25M +35,966 +6%
JMPWA
3
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$17M +$2.73M +78,774 +20%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$14.8M -$2.22M -64,145 -14%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$13.1M +$2.17M +62,597 +21%
SMM
6
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$10.8M -$213M -6,131,329 -95%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$2.66M +76,759 +35%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.73M +$1.11M +31,919 +18%
HI
9
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$6.33M +$6.03M +174,000 New
AIG
10
American International Group
New York
$4.14M +$966K +27,853 +32%
HFS
11
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.1M +$51K +1,472 +2%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$2.88M +$500K +14,413 +22%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.69M +$1.41M +40,537 +121%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.41M +$349K +10,079 +18%
SBH
15
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$2.18M -$6.93K -200 -0.3%
AP
16
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$2M +$1.9M +54,895 New
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.79M +$303K +8,742 +22%
NAM
18
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$911K -$38.1K -1,100 -4%
VFS
19
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$828K +$789K +22,759 New
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$680K -$1.43M -41,213 -69%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$633K +$71.2K +2,055 +13%
WRM
22
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$578K +$34.7K +1,000 +7%
FHC
23
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$521K +$26.9K +775 +6%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$440K
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$397K -$3.08K -89 -0.8%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

40 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $168M — down 53% from $356M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QQEW positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.03M. The largest seller was Stadion Money Management, cutting an estimated $213M.

  • 40 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2013, up from 35 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $168M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $6.03M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $213M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.