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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $343M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9395 (+2)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 31

3.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.94%51.04% (-3.9%)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $343M (-$77.5M)

Holders
95
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.15%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$55.5M +$1.01M +15,139 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44.6M -$34.2M -511,073 -43%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$44.1M +$654K +9,768 +1%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27.1M -$6.75M -100,767 -20%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$23M +$2.02M +30,156 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$17.3M -$253K -3,773 -1%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$13.6M +$2.06M +30,819 +18%
JMPWA
8
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$13.4M -$960K -14,332 -7%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.9M +$959K +14,327 +8%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$10.3M -$40.6M -606,505 -80%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$9.28M -$1.69M -25,240 -15%
NEPWA
12
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.75M -$52.2K -780 -0.9%
LA
13
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$5.59M +$3.15M +47,023 +127%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.39M +$94.2K +1,407 +2%
SBH
15
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$4.56M +$14K +209 +0.3%
Baird Financial Group
16
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.06M -$2.13M -31,803 -41%
NAM
17
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$3.04M +$6.7K +100 +0.2%
SWM
18
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3M -$51.8K -773 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.32M -$650K -9,701 -22%
SB
20
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.3M +$27.3K +408 +1%
FAAS
21
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.27M +$2.29M +34,181 New
MIAN
22
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$2.23M -$81.5K -1,217 -3%
SPC
23
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.82M +$311K +4,641 +20%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.66M -$39.2K -585 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.45M +$60.6K +905 +4%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

95 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $343M — down 18% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new QQEW positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LexAurum Advisors, adding an estimated $3.15M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $40.6M.

  • 95 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q3 2019, up from 93 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $343M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was LexAurum Advisors, an estimated $3.15M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $40.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.