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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4342 (-1)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130M → $111M (-$18.9M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
42
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.33%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HFS
26
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$287K -$57.8K -1,365 -17%
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$252K +$245K +5,795 New
SG
28
Societe Generale
$252K +$245K +5,795 New
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$217K +$17.6K +416 +9%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$150K -$107K -2,517 -42%
WEC
31
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$59.9K +$42 +1 +0.1%
CFA
32
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$55.4K -$22.2K -524 -29%
IA
33
IFP Advisors
Florida
$42K +$23K +543 +129%
GWM
34
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$37K
S
35
SignatureFD
Georgia
$31K
WA
36
WFG Advisors
Texas
$23K +$42 +1 +0.2%
FANJ
37
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$19K +$1.52K +36 +9%
AP
38
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$16K +$10.6K +251 +218%
CTC
39
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$10K
CDIA
40
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$8K
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$10K -237 -90%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$714K -16,632 Closed
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
-$637K -14,835 Closed
BTS
44
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$204K -4,758 Closed
ASN
45
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$109K -2,543 Closed
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$13K -300 Closed

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

42 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $111M — down 15% from $130M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of QTEC and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $9.18M.

  • 42 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q2 2016, down from 43 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $111M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $2.08M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $9.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.