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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

331% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.24M | Put options by funds: $519K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 9

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 122 (+7)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.44B (+$24.8M)

0.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.93% → 68.34% (+0.41%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
122
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.09%
% of All Funds
3.04%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
18
Increased
40
Reduced
49
Closed
9
Calls
$2.24M
Puts
$519K
Net Calls
+$1.72M
Net Calls Change
+$117K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$7.7M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$4.49M
3
HH
HWG Holdings
Texas
+$2.71M
4
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
+$2.62M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$1.82M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$30.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$25.2M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$18.6M
4
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$13.5M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FANJ
101
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$61K -$22.2K -341 -28%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
102
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$56K +$24.2K +371 +82%
CFD
103
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$52K – – –
CCM
104
Covington Capital Management
California
$44K +$42.3K +650 New
NIC
105
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$33K +$31.1K +477 New
GWM
106
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$18K -$24.4K -374 -58%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
107
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$18K +$16.3K +250 New
FCB
108
First Command Bank
Texas
$17K +$16.1K +247 New
FCFS
109
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$17K +$16.1K +247 New
SFFS
110
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$15K – – –
IP
111
Intellectus Partners
California
$14K – – –
CDIA
112
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$13K – – –
BSG
113
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$12K – – –
CTC
114
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
SPIA
115
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$6K – – –
MA
116
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$5K – – –
RFM
117
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$4K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
118
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$4K +$3.91K +60 New
SEI Investments
119
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$4K +$4.04K +62 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
120
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2K -$8.08K -124 -81%
LCM
121
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$2K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
122
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$18.6M -298,495 Closed
SWM
123
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
– -$490K -7,859 Closed
TH
124
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$417K -6,682 Closed
NWM
125
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
– -$301K -4,819 Closed
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QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

122 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 1.7% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new QTEC positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BB&T Securities, adding an estimated $7.7M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $30.2M.

  • 122 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q3 2017, up from 115 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $7.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q3 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $30.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.