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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
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195 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.61B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191 → 195 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.61B (+$8.13M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 66

1.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.62% → 64.45% (-1.2%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 9 (-1)

Holders
195
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.09%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
23
Increased
66
Reduced
66
Closed
18
Calls
$217K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$217K
Net Calls Change
+$301K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
+$11.6M
2
BFG
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
+$11.3M
3
FEM
Fulcrum Equity Management
Texas
+$11M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.7M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$5.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$28.6M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$21.2M
3
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$7.53M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.24M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$6.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFB
176
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$36K – – –
SPIA
177
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$32K – – –
SIC
178
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$31K – – –
PFGIA
179
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$30K +$876 +10 +3%
US Bancorp
180
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$28K +$28.5K +325 New
Bank of Montreal
181
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K – – –
FCB
182
First Command Bank
Texas
$22K – – –
FCFS
183
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$22K – – –
CFD
184
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$20K – – –
AF
185
Allworth Financial
California
$20K +$20.1K +230 New
TCOV
186
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$17K – – –
CTC
187
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$16K – – –
TSW
188
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$15K +$15K +171 New
SFFS
189
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$14K – – –
BWA
190
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$12K – – –
GSWM
191
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$3K – – –
HR
192
Howe & Rusling
New York
$3K +$2.63K +30 New
CA
193
Centerpoint Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
Deutsche Bank
194
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$5.22M -61,132 Closed
ACP
195
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
– -$2.57M -27,857 Closed
CWSR
196
Chessman Wealth Strategies RIA
Texas
– -$1.74M -19,522 Closed
MA
197
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$558K -6,529 Closed
AIC
198
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
– -$376K -4,264 Closed
AWE
199
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
– -$350K -4,089 Closed
Mariner
200
Mariner
Kansas
– -$325K -3,803 Closed
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QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

195 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.61B — up 0.51% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new QTEC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Navellier & Associates, adding an estimated $11.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $28.6M.

  • 195 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q3 2019, up from 191 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.61B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 0.51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Navellier & Associates, an estimated $11.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.