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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $111M invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4342 (-1)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $130M → $111M (-$18.9M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
42
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.33%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$26.9M -$1.1M -26,068 -4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.1M -$3.74M -88,295 -13%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.5M -$9.18M -216,604 -47%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.81M
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.98M -$881K -20,797 -15%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$4.87M -$5M -117,919 -51%
Janney Montgomery Scott
7
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.38M +$2.08M +49,193 +95%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.07M -$1.76M -41,548 -31%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.02M +$838K +19,785 +40%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.95M +$1.02M +24,189 +55%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.13M +$436K +10,284 +26%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.71M -$450K -10,620 -21%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.5M -$176K -4,149 -11%
ICAS
14
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$970K -$16.8K -396 -2%
VKH
15
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$899K -$526K -12,425 -37%
OC
16
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$830K -$350K -8,266 -30%
SB
17
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$711K +$32K +755 +5%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$642K +$628K +14,835 New
MFS
19
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$629K -$194K -4,591 -24%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$589K -$505K -11,932 -47%
TYCC
21
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$523K
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$445K +$435K +10,261 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$404K +$2.16K +51 +0.6%
OIA
24
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$365K
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$315K -$6.14K -145 -2%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

42 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $111M — down 15% from $130M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of QTEC and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $9.18M.

  • 42 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q2 2016, down from 43 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $111M of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $2.08M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q2 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $9.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.