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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $252M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.13%47.81% (+2.7%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $243M → $252M (+$9.06M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 10

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7574 (-1)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 34

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $366K

Holders
74
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.33%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
18
Reduced
34
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
$366K
Net Calls
-$366K
Net Calls Change
-$100K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$43.8M -$2M -32,926 -4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$38.2M -$11.3M -187,069 -22%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$30.3M +$631K +10,415 +2%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.3M -$1.28M -21,173 -8%
JMPWA
5
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$14.8M -$73.9K -1,219 -0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.1M +$500K +8,253 +4%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.56M +$9.83M +162,147 New
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.07M +$131K +2,158 +1%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.98M -$612K -10,094 -6%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$6.27M +$407K +6,717 +7%
TFA
11
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$5.67M +$5.82M +96,070 New
HGWM
12
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$5.35M +$36K +594 +0.7%
NEPWA
13
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.33M -$59.9K -989 -1%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$4.77M +$4.9M +80,879 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.67M -$177K -2,913 -4%
HFS
16
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.73M -$32.5K -537 -0.8%
SBH
17
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$3.61M -$124K -2,051 -3%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.69M +$2.76M +45,593 New
NAM
19
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$1.68M +$19.7K +325 +1%
FHC
20
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.64M -$139K -2,292 -8%
SWM
21
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.52M -$85.8K -1,416 -5%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.41M +$1.44M +23,830 New
MIAN
23
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.38M +$794K +13,110 +128%
DADC
24
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.37M +$686K +11,313 +95%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.36M -$21.5K -355 -2%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $252M — up 3.7% from $243M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in QQEW was balanced in Q1 2018: 10 funds opened new positions, 10 closed out, 18 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.83M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 74 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q1 2018, down from 75 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $252M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $9.83M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.