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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

77% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 13

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4953 (+4)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $183M → $150M (-$33M)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.16%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$28.6M -$2.28M -51,457 -7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.8M -$3.4M -76,642 -11%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23.1M -$1.13M -25,415 -4%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.3M +$2.23M +50,229 +21%
BWM
5
Biltmore Wealth Management
Arizona
$7.86M +$36K +813 +0.4%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.49M +$441K +9,946 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.82M +$2.95M +66,645 +142%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.24M -$798K -18,007 -15%
BTS
9
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.62M -$15.3K -346 -0.4%
WA
10
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.71M +$284K +6,409 +11%
NA
11
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$2.6M +$2.72M +61,293 New
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$2.37M -$160K -3,606 -6%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.22M +$90.6K +2,046 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.2M +$116K +2,618 +5%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.02M +$260K +5,861 +14%
MFS
16
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.76M +$107K +2,415 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.48M +$1.11M +24,963 +249%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.29M +$1.34M +30,320 New
CS
19
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.25M -$506K -11,414 -28%
ICAS
20
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$1.22M +$532 +12 +0%
OC
21
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.06M -$41.3K -933 -4%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.06M +$1.1M +24,883 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$951K -$2.08K -47 -0.2%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$901K +$741K +16,726 +371%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$900K -$118K -2,659 -11%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

53 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $150M — down 18% from $183M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new QTEC positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $2.95M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.4M.

  • 53 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q2 2015, up from 49 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $150M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.95M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.