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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

275 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.38B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91M | Put options by funds: $1.83M

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 295275 (-20)

8.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.57%54.11% (-8.5%)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1611 (-5)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 45

45% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.53B → $1.38B (-$1.14B)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 128

Holders
275
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-6.78%
% of All Funds
4.34%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
28
Increased
56
Reduced
128
Closed
45
Calls
$1.91M
Puts
$1.83M
Net Calls
+$75K
Net Calls Change
+$495K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WEPOG
26
Wealth Enhancement & Preservation of GA
Georgia
$11.4M +$2.57M +16,868 +29%
SEP
27
Southland Equity Partners
Missouri
$10.4M +$276K +1,813 +3%
RFM
28
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$9.01M +$455K +2,986 +5%
BDWM
29
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management
Ireland
$8.79M -$89.9K -590 -1%
OIA
30
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$8.35M +$18.7K +123 +0.2%
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.54M -$1.61M -10,531 -18%
AAS
32
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$7.48M +$779K +5,110 +12%
GCA
33
Genesee Capital Advisors
New York
$7.42M -$31.4K -206 -0.4%
CWM
34
Concentrum Wealth Management
California
$6.3M +$91.9K +603 +1%
MML Investors Services
35
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$6.16M -$1.8M -11,788 -23%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.91M +$726K +4,764 +14%
MA
37
Maxele Advisors
Missouri
$5.71M -$729K -4,785 -11%
Jane Street
38
Jane Street
New York
$5.64M -$1.4M -9,197 -20%
PS
39
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$5.34M -$78.8K -517 -1%
DADC
40
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$5.2M +$112K +738 +2%
AWM
41
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$4.87M +$887K +5,820 +22%
KPWS
42
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$4.81M +$497K +3,262 +12%
MWM
43
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$4.7M -$8.23M -53,972 -64%
LWAC
44
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$4.53M -$957K -6,276 -17%
Mariner
45
Mariner
Kansas
$4.34M -$415K -2,720 -9%
IWM
46
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$4.23M -$190K -1,244 -4%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.04M +$4.04M +26,504 New
BFEC
48
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$4.01M -$6.8M -44,647 -63%
HighTower Advisors
49
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.8M -$1,000K -6,560 -21%
SWA
50
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$3.78M -$68.6K -450 -2%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

275 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.38B — down 45% from $2.53B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of QTEC and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 128 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was Meitav Investment House, adding an estimated $67.2M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $652M sold.

  • 275 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q1 2022, down from 295 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.38B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q1 2022, down 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 45 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Meitav Investment House, an estimated $67.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q1 2022 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $652M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.