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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $376M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

650% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 2

238% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 8

37% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $275M → $376M (+$101M)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4456 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
1.49%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
27
Reduced
8
Closed
2
Calls
$227K
Puts
Net Calls
+$227K
Net Calls Change
-$197K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$61.9M +$9.17M +222,236 +18%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$40.9M +$9.11M +220,737 +30%
AFS
3
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$38M -$3.12M -75,555 -8%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$38M +$2.68M +64,988 +275%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$33.5M +$12.1M +292,934 +60%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$23M +$16.8K +406 +0.1%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.6M +$20.8M +503,443 New
SMM
8
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$19.4M +$3.83M +92,703 +26%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.7M +$47.6K +1,153 +0.4%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.52M +$559K +13,545 +6%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.05M -$604K -14,639 -6%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$8.57M +$2.1M +50,795 +34%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.33M +$1.1M +26,598 +18%
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
$5.1M -$801K -19,391 -14%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.55M +$1.16M +28,028 +36%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.96M +$994K +24,069 +35%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.75M +$809K +19,597 +29%
DC
18
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$3.75M +$3.62M +87,585 New
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.42M -$569K -13,771 -15%
VFS
20
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.22M +$2.14M +51,827 New
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.1M +$181K +4,375 +10%
SBH
22
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.99M -$16.5K -400 -0.9%
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.82M +$740K +17,924 +73%
FHC
24
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.71M +$262K +6,336 +19%
NEPWA
25
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.59M +$1.54M +37,233 New

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

56 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $376M — up 37% from $275M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new QQEW positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was Aft Forsyth & Sober, cutting an estimated $3.12M.

  • 56 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2014, up from 44 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $376M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Aft Forsyth & Sober, an estimated $3.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.