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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

116 hedge funds and large institutions have $560M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 (+3)

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 8

105% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 20

63% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $560M (+$217M)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95116 (+21)

11.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.04%62.67% (+12%)

Holders
116
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+22.11%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
32
Increased
41
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$75.7M +$13.2M +188,913 +23%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$67.7M +$17M +243,887 +36%
RJFSA
3
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$64.3M +$50.1M +716,357 +462%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$52.9M +$3.63M +51,988 +8%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$32.6M +$2.29M +32,749 +8%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.2M +$15M +214,708 +110%
Truist Financial
7
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$23.6M +$22.3M +319,301 New
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.3M +$1.02M +14,624 +6%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.2M +$99.3K +1,421 +0.7%
JMPWA
10
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$14.5M -$341K -4,878 -2%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$14.4M +$3.9M +55,811 +40%
AI
12
AdvisorShares Investments
Maryland
$13.7M +$12.9M +185,284 New
DWA
13
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$13.7M +$12.9M +185,284 New
LA
14
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$7.19M +$925K +13,241 +16%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.66M +$4.78M +68,403 +314%
SPC
16
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$6.46M +$4.2M +60,064 +219%
NEPWA
17
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$6.41M +$7.13K +102 +0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.07M +$69K +987 +1%
SL
19
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$5.23M +$4.95M +70,826 New
SBH
20
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$4.97M -$95.4K -1,365 -2%
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.71M +$4.18M +59,844 +1,486%
IAA
22
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$4.68M +$4.43M +63,460 New
NAM
23
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$3.38M
SWM
24
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.31M -$22.2K -317 -0.7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.29M +$667K +9,550 +27%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

116 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $560M — up 63% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new QQEW positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, adding an estimated $50.1M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2019, up from 95 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $560M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $50.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.