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First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 22

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.26B (+$80.3M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 237244 (+7)

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.66%66.72% (+0.06%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 101

Holders
244
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.95%
% of All Funds
3.21%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
30
Increased
65
Reduced
101
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$211M -$7.75M -61,559 -4%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$134M -$377K -2,995 -0.3%
Raymond James Financial
3
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$126M -$605K -4,801 -0.5%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$94.2M -$17.5M -138,592 -17%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41.9M -$2.62M -20,805 -6%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.6M -$19.2M -152,723 -34%
GWA
7
Gratus Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$35.9M +$103K +819 +0.3%
Stifel Financial
8
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$23M +$2.37M +18,806 +13%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.7M -$19.4M -154,417 -48%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.7M -$1.55M -12,282 -7%
APWA
11
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$19.7M -$869K -6,901 -5%
GLA
12
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$17.6M +$473K +3,754 +3%
JWM
13
JP Wealth Management
South Carolina
$17.4M +$8.19K +65 +0.1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$16.6M +$6.17M +48,983 +67%
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$16.5M -$105K -833 -0.7%
KAS
16
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$15.3M +$1.45M +11,492 +11%
Cetera Investment Advisers
17
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$15M +$1.51K +12 +0%
GS
18
GTS Securities
New York
$13.7M +$6.95M +55,202 +122%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
19
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$13.6M +$6.3M +50,000 +100%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$13.6M -$6.46M -51,313 -34%
CI
21
CX Institutional
Indiana
$12.8M +$1.78M +14,112 +18%
Corient Private Wealth
22
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$12.7M +$71.8K +570 +0.6%
SB
23
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$12.5M -$661K -5,247 -5%
VWS
24
Virtus Wealth Solutions
New Jersey
$11.9M +$321K +2,547 +3%
MML Investors Services
25
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$10M +$225K +1,783 +2%

QQEW Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

244 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.26B — up 6.8% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new QQEW positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GTS Securities, adding an estimated $6.95M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $19.4M.

  • 244 institutional investors held First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF (QQEW) as of Q2 2025, up from 237 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was GTS Securities, an estimated $6.95M added.
  • The largest First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $19.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.