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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

93% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 14

52.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%52.55% (+53%)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $194M → $213M (+$18.2M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5256 (+4)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
27
Reduced
14
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
1
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$32.2M +$249K +5,436 +0.8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.1M +$10.8M +235,376 +54%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$30.5M +$10.2M +223,658 +51%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.6M +$1.68M +36,714 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.7M +$233K +5,083 +2%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$13.1M -$388K -8,489 -3%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$10.1M +$3.67M +80,120 +57%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.79M -$130K -2,841 -1%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$8.52M +$656K +14,328 +9%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.93M +$932K +20,361 +24%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.62M -$206K -4,508 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.77M -$31.9K -698 -0.8%
FAAS
13
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.57M +$3.54M +77,322 New
HFS
14
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.57M -$48.3K -1,056 -1%
SBH
15
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$2.58M +$165K +3,600 +7%
SI
16
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.89M +$884K +19,317 +90%
NEPWA
17
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.78M +$1.78K +39 +0.1%
CA
18
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.41M +$32.7K +714 +2%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.38M +$864K +18,885 +173%
1832 Asset Management
20
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.11M +$549K +12,000 +100%
AG
21
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.11M -$7.05M -154,153 -87%
NAM
22
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.08M
FHC
23
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.04M +$685K +14,977 +198%
SG Americas Securities
24
SG Americas Securities
New York
$982K -$410K -8,950 -30%
GLA
25
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$810K -$25.2K -550 -3%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

56 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $213M — up 9.3% from $194M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QQEW positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Advisor Group, cutting an estimated $7.05M.

  • 56 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2016, up from 52 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $213M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Advisor Group, an estimated $7.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.