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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $146M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $111M → $146M (+$35.4M)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 46 (+4)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
15
Reduced
13
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.98M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.88M
3
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$4.71M
4
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
+$4.47M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.07M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$1.81M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.6M
5
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$1.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$355K +$333K +6,976 New
HFS
27
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$346K +$8.4K +176 +3%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$329K +$32K +671 +12%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$256K +$239 +5 +0.1%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$157K -$17.7K -371 -11%
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$102K +$95.8K +2,007 New
WEC
32
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$70.4K – – –
CFA
33
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$65.2K +$95 +2 +0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$60K -$1.6M -33,485 -97%
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$49K +$48 +1 +0.1%
ACM
36
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$48K +$44.7K +936 New
NFG
37
Next Financial Group
Texas
$46K +$43K +900 New
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K – – –
S
39
SignatureFD
Georgia
$28K -$7.4K -155 -22%
JFA
40
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$28K +$26.2K +550 New
WA
41
WFG Advisors
Texas
$27K – – –
FANJ
42
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$22K – – –
CTC
43
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$9K -$2.1K -44 -19%
CDIA
44
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$9K – – –
MWP
45
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K +$3.15K +66 New
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$899K -20,740 Closed
Jane Street
47
Jane Street
New York
– -$589K -13,583 Closed
Citadel Advisors
48
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$445K -10,261 Closed
AP
49
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
– -$16K -366 Closed
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1K -27 Closed
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QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

46 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $146M — up 32% from $111M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new QTEC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.98M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $7.3M.

  • 46 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q3 2016, up from 42 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $146M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.98M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.