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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 13

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 53 (+4)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $183M → $150M (-$33M)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.16%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.95M
2
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
+$2.72M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.23M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.34M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.28M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.13M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.06M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$798K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJFSA
26
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$695K +$726K +16,393 New
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$662K +$181K +4,088 +36%
MAA
28
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$611K +$179K +4,039 +39%
TYCC
29
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$512K – – –
SB
30
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$499K +$4.12K +93 +0.8%
TH
31
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$463K -$249K -5,632 -34%
CS
32
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$410K +$70K +1,580 +20%
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$387K +$13.7K +310 +4%
SG Americas Securities
34
SG Americas Securities
New York
$373K -$1.06M -23,850 -73%
VKH
35
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$355K +$371K +8,372 New
FAAS
36
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$255K – – –
PAG
37
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$230K +$18.9K +426 +9%
HFS
38
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$218K +$15.4K +348 +7%
CAS
39
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$209K – – –
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$184K +$1.33K +30 +0.7%
WEC
41
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$103K +$32K +722 +42%
CFA
42
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$75.4K +$133 +3 +0.2%
EDRE
43
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$38K +$39.9K +900 New
EDRH
44
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$38K +$39.9K +900 New
BL
45
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$18K +$18.9K +426 New
BFEC
46
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$17K – – –
WA
47
WFG Advisors
Texas
$17K +$3.28K +74 +22%
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13K – – –
CTC
49
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$10K – – –
NFG
50
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
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QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

53 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $150M — down 18% from $183M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QTEC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.95M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 53 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q2 2015, up from 49 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $150M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.95M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.