First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
QQEW
44 hedge funds and large institutions have $267M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
149% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $708K | Put options by funds: $284K
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3
54% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 13
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $252M → $267M (+$14.5M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 42 → 44 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
+$2.32M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.93M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$977K |
| 4 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$941K |
| 5 |
MFS
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
+$887K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AFS
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Valrico,
Florida
|
-$1.39M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.27M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$1.18M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$460K |
| 5 |
BCM
Barometer Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$437K |
QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
44 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $267M — up 5.8% from $252M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new QQEW positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stadion Money Management, adding an estimated $2.32M. The largest seller was Aft Forsyth & Sober, cutting an estimated $1.39M.
- 44 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q3 2014, up from 42 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $267M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $2.32M added.
- The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Aft Forsyth & Sober, an estimated $1.39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.