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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
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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: 175 → 172 (-3)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$6.92M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.19M
3
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
+$4.16M
4
PFC
Personal Financial Consultants
California
+$2.63M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$2.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$76.3M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$37.3M
3
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
-$15.9M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$15.6M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$13.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
126
Human Investing
Oregon
$125K +$132K +1,830 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
127
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$120K +$74.3K +1,032 +142%
WCM
128
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$109K +$115K +1,600 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
129
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$102K – – –
IWA
130
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$95K +$100K +1,390 New
1832 Asset Management
131
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$85K – – –
QAM
132
QCI Asset Management
New York
$73K – – –
WAP
133
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$71K – – –
CC
134
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$69K +$73K +1,014 New
WDL
135
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$69K +$73K +1,014 New
WTC
136
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$68K – – –
GRP
137
Global Retirement Partners
California
$64K -$1.38M -19,231 -95%
BWP
138
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$63K – – –
EWM
139
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$60K – – –
BWL
140
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$56K +$59.7K +830 New
GWS
141
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$52K -$144K -2,005 -72%
CCM
142
Covington Capital Management
California
$44K – – –
KPCM
143
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$44K +$46.8K +650 New
AF
144
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$42K – – –
GWM
145
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$41K -$36K -500 -45%
PWM
146
PRW Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$41K +$44.1K +612 New
CG
147
Cutler Group
California
$37K -$637K -8,852 -94%
S
148
SignatureFD
Georgia
$37K – – –
WEC
149
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$32K -$76.2K -1,058 -70%
Bank of Montreal
150
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$32K -$1.44K -20 -4%
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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.