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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6975 (+6)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $243M (-$364K)

1.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.92%45.13% (-1.8%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 29

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $266K

Holders
75
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
21
Reduced
29
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
$266K
Net Calls
-$266K
Net Calls Change
-$266K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.4M +$55.8K +980 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$44.9M -$4.72M -82,897 -10%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$29.1M -$89.3K -1,569 -0.3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$16.3M -$79.3K -1,394 -0.5%
JMPWA
5
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$14.6M -$311K -5,455 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.4M -$87K -1,529 -0.8%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.42M -$61.1K -1,074 -0.7%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.79M +$756K +13,288 +10%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$5.77M +$101K +1,780 +2%
NEPWA
10
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.29M +$40.4K +709 +0.8%
HGWM
11
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$5.22M +$5.13M +90,119 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.76M +$131K +2,293 +3%
HFS
13
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.69M -$306K -5,373 -8%
SBH
14
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$3.67M -$65.3K -1,147 -2%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.9M +$5.69K +100 +0.2%
FHC
16
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.75M -$1.01M -17,666 -37%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71M -$73K -1,282 -4%
NAM
18
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.63M +$51.2K +900 +3%
SWM
19
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.57M +$1.54M +27,129 New
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.44M -$36.4K -640 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.36M +$327K +5,752 +33%
GLA
22
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.27M -$101K -1,781 -8%
SI
23
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.06M -$15.7K -276 -1%
US Bancorp
24
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.02M -$15.4K -271 -2%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$66.5K +1,168 +7%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

75 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $243M — down 0.15% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new QQEW positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $756K. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.18M sold.

  • 75 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2017, up from 69 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $243M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 0.15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $756K added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $9.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.