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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.4B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

340% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 5

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 26

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 99 (+16)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.23B → $1.4B (+$171M)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.95% → 78.83% (-0.13%)

Holders
99
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+19.28%
% of All Funds
2.46%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
22
Increased
43
Reduced
26
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$42.7M
2
NCM
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
+$19.7M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$11.5M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.79M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$8.36M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$84.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.83M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$5.71M
4
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$4.23M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$3.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NPC
76
National Planning Corporation
California
$290K -$12.5K -217 -4%
NWM
77
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$290K +$277K +4,819 New
Jane Street
78
Jane Street
New York
$280K -$1.09M -18,997 -80%
KA
79
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$276K +$5.76K +100 +2%
CAN
80
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$251K +$237K +4,113 New
ATC
81
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$242K – – –
SWP
82
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$205K +$196K +3,407 New
WA
83
WFG Advisors
Texas
$202K +$152K +2,638 +364%
Creative Planning
84
Creative Planning
Kansas
$155K +$148K +2,580 New
RCG
85
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$135K +$129K +2,241 New
WEC
86
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$77.9K +$18.3K +318 +33%
CFA
87
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$77.2K +$115 +2 +0.2%
FANJ
88
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$74K – – –
CFD
89
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$46K -$50.9K -885 -54%
GWM
90
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K – – –
PFGIA
91
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$39K +$37.9K +658 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
92
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15K +$13.6K +237 New
IP
93
Intellectus Partners
California
$12K – – –
CDIA
94
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$11K – – –
CTC
95
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$11K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
96
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$9K -$15K -261 -63%
IWM
97
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$7K -$362K -6,282 -96%
RFM
98
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$3K – – –
Citadel Advisors
99
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$483K -9,174 Closed
SIG
100
Stanford Investment Group
California
– -$90K -1,700 Closed
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QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

99 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.4B — up 14% from $1.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new QTEC positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $84.5M.

  • 99 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q1 2017, up from 83 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.4B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q1 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $42.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q1 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $84.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.