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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $643M invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 14

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 49

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153166 (+13)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $628M → $643M (+$14.6M)

1.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.52%59.21% (-1.3%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
166
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+8.5%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
31
Increased
58
Reduced
49
Closed
14
Calls
$462K
Puts
Net Calls
+$462K
Net Calls Change
+$44K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$151M +$12.8M +143,892 +9%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$84.6M +$15.5M +173,523 +22%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$62.2M +$438K +4,910 +0.7%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$35.3M +$1.7M +19,049 +5%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.7M +$1.64M +18,390 +6%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$25.6M +$3.23M +36,154 +14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17.4M +$1.17M +13,112 +7%
JMPWA
8
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$13.1M +$1.61M +18,058 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13M -$2.33M -26,146 -15%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.9M -$230K -2,578 -2%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$12.6M +$2.18M +24,418 +21%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11M -$6.89M -77,169 -38%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$10.8M -$134K -1,504 -1%
KPWS
14
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$8.91M +$7.43M +83,205 +484%
Truist Financial
15
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$8.01M -$293K -3,279 -4%
NEPWA
16
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$7M -$100K -1,120 -1%
DIP
17
Davis Investment Partners
North Carolina
$6.16M +$5.56M +62,247 New
FFG
18
Frisch Financial Group
New York
$5.89M -$4.82M -53,991 -45%
SBH
19
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$5.79M +$83.8K +938 +1%
KAS
20
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$5.57M +$178K +1,995 +3%
NAM
21
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$3.88M -$13.4K -150 -0.3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.86M -$59.1K -662 -2%
SWM
23
Shakespeare Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.7M +$64.7K +724 +2%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.48M -$4.35M -48,678 -55%
BWA
25
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$3.47M +$3.49M +39,073 New

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

166 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $643M — up 2.3% from $628M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new QQEW positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Total Investment Management, cutting an estimated $49.1M.

  • 166 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q4 2022, up from 153 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $643M of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 14 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Total Investment Management, an estimated $49.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.