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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $310M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5950 (-9)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $370M → $310M (-$60M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 23

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

78% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
50
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-15.25%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
2
Increased
18
Reduced
23
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.8M -$7.77M -180,846 -12%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$38.2M -$4.02M -93,703 -9%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$34.3M -$5.33M -124,194 -13%
AFS
4
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$33.8M
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$22M -$3.08M -71,714 -12%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$16.7M -$3.88M -90,347 -18%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.5M +$2.14M +49,756 +21%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$10.8M -$1.25K -29 -0%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.93M -$1.47M -34,137 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.87M -$3.49M -81,234 -25%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.38M +$5.03M +117,142 +101%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.3M -$624K -14,520 -8%
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$5.93M +$360K +8,376 +6%
NEPWA
14
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.53M -$465K -10,829 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.79M +$122K +2,833 +2%
AIM
16
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$3.61M +$331K +7,701 +9%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.54M -$2.15M -49,984 -36%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.09M +$36.2K +844 +1%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.04M +$2.99M +69,539 +1,138%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$2.91M +$1.67M +38,913 +116%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.68M -$362K -8,429 -11%
SBH
22
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.87M -$4.29K -100 -0.2%
FHC
23
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.83M +$44.9K +1,046 +2%
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.45M +$562K +13,086 +57%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.41M +$63K +1,467 +4%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

50 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $310M — down 16% from $370M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of QQEW and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, adding an estimated $5.03M. The largest seller was Stadion Money Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.94M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q3 2015, down from 59 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $310M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $5.03M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $8.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.