Stocks with Most New Institutional Positions — Q1 2026

Stocks ranked by the number of institutional investors opening entirely new positions this quarter. New positions signal fresh institutional interest.

Quarter:Q1 2026 Q3 2025

#	Stock	Company	New Positions	Net $ Change	Sector
1	ASTI	Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Common Stock	1	+$27.7M	Energy
2	NMAI	Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund	1	+$1.1M	Technology
3	FDLO	FIDELITY LOW VOLATILITY FACTOR ETF	1	+$100.9M	Financial Services
4	AEF	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.	1	+$1.4M	Technology
5	IQDG	WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund	1	+$28.2M	Financial Services
6	FDVV	FIDELITY HIGH DIVIDEND ETF	1	+$192.8M	Financial Services
7	HIGH	Simplify Enhanced Income ETF	1	+$2.2M	Financial Services
8	FAD	First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund	1	+$16K	Financial Services
9	AOA	iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF	1	+$2.4M	Financial Services
10	GHY	PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.	1	+$8.8M	Technology
11	LIT	Global X - Lithium & Battery Tech ETF	1	+$372K	Financial Services
12	MLCI	Mount Logan Capital Inc. Common Stock	1	+$169.9M	Financial Services
13	GSSC	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF	1	+$1.0M	Financial Services
14	EDSA	Edesa Biotech, Inc.	1	+$144.9M	Healthcare
15	FTSM	First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF	1	+$50.8M	Financial Services
16	MMU	Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc	1	+$23.0M	Financial Services
17	EES	WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund	1	+$77.4M	Financial Services
18	IYT	iShares U.S. Transportation ETF	1	+$37.3M	Financial Services
19	HRTS	Tema Cardiovascular and Metabolic ETF	1	+$54.9M	Financial Services
20	JETS	U.S. Global Jets ETF	1	+$80.9M	Financial Services
21	BBUS	JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF	1	+$134K	Financial Services
22	ESPO	VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF	1	+$18.1M	Financial Services
23	MBSF	Regan Floating Rate MBS ETF	1	+$2.6M	Financial Services
24	FPF	FIRST TRUST INTERMEDIATE DURATION PREFERRED & INCOME FUND	1	+$48.8M	Technology
25	FFSM	FIDELITY FUNDAMENTAL SMALL-MID CAP ETF	1	+$29K	Financial Services
26	FMB	First Trust Managed Municipal ETF	1	+$95.0M	Financial Services
27	EMLP	First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund	1	+$111.8M	Financial Services
28	EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund	1	+$13K	Financial Services
29	FCT	First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II	1	+$2.9M	Financial Services
30	HITI	High Tide Inc.	1	+$8.3M	Healthcare
31	FTDS	First Trust Dividend Strength ETF	1	+$9.6M	Financial Services
32	NUW	Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund	1	+$193K	Technology
33	MHD	Blackrock Muniholdings Fund, Inc.	1	+$20.9M	Financial Services
34	JAVA	JPMorgan Active Value ETF	1	+$89.1M	Financial Services
35	ELWT	Elauwit Connection, Inc. Common Stock	1	+$26.9M	Communication Services
36	IRS	IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	1	+$340K	Industrials
37	NRK	Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund	1	+$20.5M	Technology
38	IUS	Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF	1	+$32K	Financial Services
39	LVHD	Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF	1	+$8.5M	Financial Services
40	HQH	abrdn Healthcare Investors	1	+$4.8M	Financial Services
41	DLY	DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund	1	+$381K	Financial Services
42	NUKZ	Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF	1	+$40.7M	Financial Services
43	NCV	Virtus Convertible & Income Fund	1	+$6.3M	Technology
44	CRON	Cronos Group Inc.	1	+$427K	Healthcare
45	JPC	Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund	1	+$2.0M	Financial Services
46	FSTA	FIDELITY MSCI CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX ETF	1	+$84.3M	Financial Services
47	COPX	Global X - Copper Miners ETF	1	+$27.9M	Financial Services
48	HIX	Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc.	1	+$3.1M	Technology
49	FTXO	First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF	1	+$58.5M	Financial Services
50	IPAY	Amplify Digital Payments ETF	1	+$8.6M	Financial Services
51	CNXT	VanEck ChiNext ETF	1	+$20.9M	Financial Services
52	BBIN	JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF	1	+$59.9M	Financial Services
53	LDP	COHEN & STEERS LIMITED DURATION PREFERRED AND INCOME FUND INC	1	+$3.0M	Technology
54	JRI	NUVEEN REAL ASSET INCOME AND GROWTH FUND	1	+$8.5M	Technology
55	AIA	iShares Asia 50 ETF	1	+$23K	Financial Services
56	BAR	GraniteShares Gold Shares	1	+$2.9M	Technology
57	BWAY	BrainsWay Ltd.	1	+$24.8M	Healthcare
58	HIO	Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.	1	+$8.7M	Technology
59	DFAE	Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF	1	+$284.0M	Financial Services
60	FLRN	State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF	1	+$21K	Financial Services
61	CZA	Invesco Zacks Mid-Cap ETF	1	+$156K	Financial Services
62	FLTR	VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF	1	+$2.0M	Financial Services
63	NPFD	Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund	1	+$9.0M	Technology
64	NRXS	NeurAxis, Inc.	1	+$202.4M	Healthcare
65	MEGI	NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund	1	+$17.3M	Financial Services
66	NFJ	Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund	1	+$36.6M	Technology
67	NORW	Global X - MSCI Norway ETF	1	+$248.2M	Financial Services
68	JGLO	JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF	1	+$12.3M	Financial Services
69	IWC	iShares Micro-Cap ETF	1	+$366K	Financial Services
70	FCOM	FIDELITY MSCI COMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX ETF	1	+$34.1M	Financial Services
71	ENZL	iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF	1	+$5.6B	Financial Services
72	BOXX	Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF	1	+$52K	Financial Services
73	GRID	First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund	1	+$24K	Financial Services
74	FTGS	First Trust Growth Strength ETF	1	+$190.9M	Financial Services
75	BETZ	Roundhill Investments - Sports Betting & iGaming ETF	1	+$4.3M	Financial Services
76	EWJV	iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF	1	+$61.1B	Financial Services
77	DHF	BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	1	+$1.4M	Financial Services
78	JMEE	JPMorgan Small & Mid Cap Enhanced Equity ETF	1	+$313.3M	Financial Services
79	IAPR	INNOVATOR ETFS TRUST	1	+$83.3M	—
80	GHI	Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP Beneficial Unit Certificates representing assignments of limited partnership interests	1	+$5K	Technology
81	NAD	Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund	1	+$5.3M	Technology
82	CLOI	VanEck CLO ETF	1	+$2.8M	Financial Services
83	DFJ	WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund	1	+$39K	Financial Services
84	ADX	Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc	1	+$4.3M	Technology
85	ARKX	ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF	1	+$44.0M	Financial Services
86	FVAL	FIDELITY VALUE FACTOR ETF	1	+$1.2B	Financial Services
87	CGGR	Capital Group Growth ETF	1	+$1.4M	Financial Services
88	DGRS	WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund	1	+$11.7M	Financial Services
89	FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund	1	+$8.4M	Financial Services
90	IGR	CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund	1	+$10.6M	Financial Services
91	JPIE	JPMorgan Income ETF	1	+$8.8M	Financial Services
92	EDD	Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.	1	+$1.6M	Technology
93	FENY	FIDELITY MSCI ENERGY INDEX ETF	1	+$54.6M	Financial Services
94	HQL	abrdn Life Sciences Investors	1	+$4.7M	Financial Services
95	IAUM	iShares Gold Trust Micro	1	+$39.4B	Financial Services
96	DIVB	iShares Core Dividend ETF	1	+$14.8M	Financial Services
97	ENOR	iShares MSCI Norway ETF	1	+$18.1B	Financial Services
98	ANDG	Andersen	1	+$5.2B	Consumer Cyclical
99	IVES	Dan Ives Wedbush AI Revolution ETF	1	+$17.0M	Financial Services
100	CGW	Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF	1	+$548.1M	Financial Services

Data sourced from SEC 13F filings for Q1 2026. Filings are delayed up to 45 days after quarter end.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a "new position"?

A new position means the institution did not hold the stock in the prior quarter but now reports holding it. This is distinct from increasing an existing position.

When is this data updated?

13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter end. Data is updated as new filings become available.