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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $290M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $272M → $290M (+$18M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7377 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.9%49.85% (-0.05%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
77
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.48%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
21
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$50.5M +$1.44M +22,839 +3%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.1M +$6.52M +103,765 +19%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.8M -$1.82M -28,903 -4%
TFA
4
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$17.2M +$4.17M +66,354 +32%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$16.9M +$798K +12,694 +5%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$15.3M -$187K -2,975 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M -$2.27M -36,178 -17%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.89M +$136K +2,168 +1%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.67M -$145K -2,304 -1%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$8.02M +$849K +13,503 +12%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.15M -$3.3M -52,519 -32%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.78M +$45.6K +725 +0.8%
HGWM
13
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$5.69M -$22.6K -359 -0.4%
NEPWA
14
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.62M +$44.4K +707 +0.8%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4M -$43.8K -697 -1%
SBH
16
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$3.9M -$24.5K -390 -0.6%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.61M +$3.57M +56,759 New
NAM
18
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$2.73M +$671K +10,675 +33%
MIAN
19
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.94M -$824K -13,113 -30%
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.89M +$1.87M +29,760 New
SB
21
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.88M +$277K +4,413 +18%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.87M +$380K +6,048 +26%
LA
23
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$1.82M +$1.8M +28,660 New
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$21.1K -336 -1%
SWM
25
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.53M -$90.5K -1,439 -6%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

77 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $290M — up 6.6% from $272M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new QQEW positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $6.52M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.3M.

  • 77 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q3 2018, up from 73 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $290M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $6.52M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $3.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.