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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

214 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.6B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 710 (+3)

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $306K | Put options by funds: $229K

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.2B → $1.6B (+$396M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 198214 (+16)

2.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.46%60.59% (+2.1%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 66

Holders
214
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+8.08%
% of All Funds
4.39%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
39
Increased
71
Reduced
66
Closed
23
Calls
$306K
Puts
$229K
Net Calls
+$77K
Net Calls Change
+$446K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
51
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.05M
CCP
52
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
$3.05M +$1.06M +10,806 +63%
HighTower Advisors
53
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.95M -$159K -1,619 -6%
SFI
54
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$2.95M +$34.8K +353 +1%
SWA
55
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$2.83M -$29.6K -300 -1%
FHC
56
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.83M +$138K +1,397 +6%
TYCC
57
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$2.68M +$9.85K +100 +0.4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
58
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.61M +$360K +3,653 +18%
BHB
59
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$2.6M -$55.1K -559 -2%
IFG
60
Independent Financial Group
California
$2.53M +$53.8K +546 +2%
AP
61
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$2.52M -$213K -2,160 -9%
TC
62
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$2.25M +$1.28M +13,009 New
PAG
63
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$2.22M -$126K -1,276 -6%
OC
64
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.16M -$151K -1,534 -7%
NFG
65
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2.07M -$12.3K -125 -0.7%
SAM
66
Strategy Asset Managers
California
$2M +$3.37M +34,221 New
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.94M +$1.29M +13,134 +281%
KWM
68
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.93M +$591 +6 +0%
MIAN
69
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.88M +$25.7K +261 +2%
SWA
70
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$1.82M +$1.64M +16,691 New
AWA
71
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.82M -$12K -122 -0.7%
TRCT
72
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.81M -$1.44M -14,631 -47%
GRP
73
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.75M -$219K -2,221 -12%
JWCA
74
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.73M +$1.56M +15,876 New
RIA
75
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.69M +$1.52M +15,456 New

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

214 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.6B — up 33% from $1.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new QTEC positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Meitav Investment House, adding an estimated $25.1M. The largest seller was Total Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.9M sold.

  • 214 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q2 2020, up from 198 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.6B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q2 2020, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q2 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2020 was Meitav Investment House, an estimated $25.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q2 2020 was Total Investment Management, an estimated $22.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.