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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $130M (-$10.8M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4943 (-6)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 21

55% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 11

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
43
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-12.24%
% of All Funds
1.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
21
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.6M +$1.43M +35,890 +5%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$27.8M -$1.94M -48,720 -7%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.7M -$744K -18,663 -4%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$9.83M +$5.13M +128,648 +125%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.72M +$6.07M +152,223 +298%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.82M -$2.05M -51,498 -28%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.82M -$7.39M -185,245 -58%
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.23M +$29K +727 +1%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.17M -$8.21K -206 -0.4%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.14M +$280K +7,021 +16%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.88M -$190K -4,774 -10%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.67M -$2.75M -68,964 -64%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.67M -$1.45M -36,437 -48%
VKH
14
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.42M +$1.32M +33,165 New
OC
15
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.18M -$106K -2,657 -9%
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$1.09M +$391K +9,795 +62%
ICAS
17
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$978K -$195K -4,895 -18%
MFS
18
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$820K -$525K -13,174 -41%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$714K -$35.4K -889 -5%
SB
20
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$678K +$57.4K +1,440 +10%
AIG
21
American International Group
New York
$637K -$7.18K -180 -1%
TYCC
22
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$518K
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$398K -$23.9K -600 -6%
OIA
24
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$362K -$71.8K -1,800 -18%
HFS
25
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$343K +$55.1K +1,381 +21%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

43 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $130M — down 7.7% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of QTEC and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $6.07M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $7.39M.

  • 43 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q1 2016, down from 49 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $130M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.07M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.39M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.