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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
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27 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.7M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

650% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 2

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53.8M → $70.7M (+$16.9M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 23 → 27 (+4)

Holders
27
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
15
Reduced
2
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$4.41M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.14M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$998K
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$948K
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$713K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$335K
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$6.56K
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$6K
4
NES
New England Securities
New York
-$1.34K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.4M +$2.14M +63,893 +15%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$14.5M +$998K +29,795 +8%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$10.8M +$948K +28,301 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.49M +$713K +21,294 +13%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.25M +$298K +8,915 +6%
Deutsche Bank
6
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.69M +$4.41M +131,691 +18,015%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.83M +$569K +17,006 +27%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$1.59M +$407K +12,161 +37%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.32M +$44.1K +1,316 +4%
ICAS
10
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$934K +$190K +5,681 +27%
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$880K +$79.9K +2,386 +11%
B
12
Baird
Wisconsin
$818K +$62.1K +1,854 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$671K +$3.68K +110 +0.6%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$506K -$6.56K -196 -1%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$449K +$425K +12,687 New
OC
16
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$435K +$42.5K +1,269 +12%
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$281K +$263K +7,870 New
TYCC
18
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$251K – – –
CS
19
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$249K +$235K +7,029 New
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$142K +$6.63K +198 +5%
AP
21
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$92K +$87.8K +2,622 New
AIG
22
American International Group
New York
$68.5K – – –
WEC
23
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$29K +$27.8K +830 New
NES
24
New England Securities
New York
$20K -$1.34K -40 -7%
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K +$13.9K +414 New
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QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

27 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $70.7M — up 31% from $53.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new QTEC positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $4.41M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $335K sold.

  • 27 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q4 2013, up from 23 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $70.7M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $4.41M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $335K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.