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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $140M (+$17.5M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4849 (+1)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.08%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OIA
26
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$436K +$21.4K +500 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$421K -$1.33K -31 -0.3%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$345K -$8.39K -196 -2%
CAS
29
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$286K +$4.92K +115 +2%
HFS
30
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$282K +$48.8K +1,139 +21%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$237K -$646K -15,099 -73%
PAG
32
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$213K -$30.2K -705 -12%
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$211K +$212K +4,959 New
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$200K +$9.25K +216 +5%
AIM
35
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$134K +$1.71K +40 +1%
CFA
36
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$76.2K +$214 +5 +0.3%
WEC
37
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$72K -$25.5K -596 -26%
IA
38
IFP Advisors
Florida
$54K +$54K +1,261 New
AP
39
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$39K +$3.94K +92 New
EDRE
40
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$38K
EDRH
41
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$38K
WA
42
WFG Advisors
Texas
$23K +$5.39K +126 +31%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13K
CTC
44
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$10K
CDIA
45
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$8K +$7.96K +186 New
TRCT
46
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$4.58K -107 -68%
AIA
47
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$1K +$1.5K +35 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
48
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$12 +$43 +1 +0.3%
VKH
49
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$355K -9,008 Closed
SG Americas Securities
50
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$334K -8,495 Closed

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

49 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $140M — up 14% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new QTEC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.28M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.12M.

  • 49 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q4 2015, up from 48 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $140M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.