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First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

25 hedge funds and large institutions have $73.3M invested in First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 4

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.4M → $73.3M (+$15.9M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2325 (+2)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.09M | Put options by funds: $7.2M

Holders
25
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
4
Closed
3
Calls
$5.09M
Puts
$7.2M
Net Calls
-$2.12M
Net Calls Change
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.4M +$1.71M +44,705 +10%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$18.3M +$5.78M +150,774 +49%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.7M +$12.2M +317,743 New
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.61M +$1.35M +35,130 +27%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.21M +$367K +9,579 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.92M +$962K +25,086 +52%
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.86M +$128K +3,327 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.54M +$17.9K +468 +1%
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.09M +$560K +14,600 +116%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$930K -$2.34K -61 -0.3%
OC
11
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$883K +$275K +7,176 +48%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$817K -$218K -5,683 -22%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$559K +$3.95K +103 +0.7%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$476K -$177K -4,625 -28%
CA
15
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$369K +$354K +9,221 New
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$346K -$767 -20 -0.2%
NFC
17
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$130K
PO
18
Private Ocean
California
$79K +$77 +2 +0.3%
MFS
19
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$36K +$34.5K +900 New
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$20K
WA
21
WFG Advisors
Texas
$11K +$10.7K +279 New
TIM
22
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$8K
AIG
23
American International Group
New York
$5.8K
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$4.26K +111 New
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$2M -54,110 Closed

QQXT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

25 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $73.3M — up 28% from $57.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QQXT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.78M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $2M sold.

  • 25 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) as of Q4 2014, up from 23 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $73.3M of First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.78M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.