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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

778% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.85M | Put options by funds: $211K

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 27

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.24%68.13% (-1.1%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175172 (-3)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $1.33B (-$459M)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 84

Holders
172
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.71%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
26
Increased
37
Reduced
84
Closed
27
Calls
$1.85M
Puts
$211K
Net Calls
+$1.64M
Net Calls Change
+$123K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GA
26
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$5.32M -$3.05M -42,307 -35%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.92M -$2M -27,728 -28%
BFG
28
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$4.63M -$15.9M -221,159 -76%
BTS
29
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.97M -$1.06M -14,764 -20%
OIA
30
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$3.95M +$4.16M +57,726 +19,436%
FWM
31
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3.92M +$480K +6,675 +13%
ASN
32
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$3.68M -$94.1K -1,307 -2%
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.67M -$2.19M -30,440 -36%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.63M -$897K -12,457 -19%
Baird Financial Group
35
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.62M -$385K -5,353 -9%
VF
36
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.4M +$2.62M +36,405 +268%
TFA
37
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3.35M -$92.1K -1,280 -3%
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.06M +$2.36M +32,769 +268%
BDWM
39
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management
Ireland
$3.04M -$36K -500 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
40
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.88M -$247K -3,430 -8%
PCM
41
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.87M +$1.72M +23,850 +131%
GFPC
42
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$2.6M +$672K +9,342 +32%
DC
43
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$2.57M -$117K -1,632 -4%
PFC
44
Personal Financial Consultants
California
$2.49M +$2.63M +36,550 New
RCG
45
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$2.39M +$2.08M +28,897 +465%
FHC
46
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.14M -$247K -3,426 -10%
PS
47
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$2.09M -$75.6K -1,050 -3%
GIA
48
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$2.05M +$2.17M +30,182 New
PAG
49
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.88M +$77.6K +1,078 +4%
AP
50
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$1.87M -$1.44K -20 -0.1%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

172 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.33B — down 26% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of QTEC and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), adding an estimated $6.92M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $76.3M.

  • 172 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q4 2018, down from 175 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $6.92M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q4 2018 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $76.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.