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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

157 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.59B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 13

89% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.96M | Put options by funds: $1.57M

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 43

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140157 (+17)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.59B (+$133M)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.83%65.82% (-0.01%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

Holders
157
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+12.14%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
31
Increased
61
Reduced
43
Closed
13
Calls
$2.96M
Puts
$1.57M
Net Calls
+$1.39M
Net Calls Change
+$1.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$595M +$21.4M +278,273 +4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$180M -$9.67M -125,763 -5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$178M -$1.04M -13,468 -0.6%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60.2M -$6.02M -78,312 -9%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$56.9M +$194K +2,523 +0.3%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$49.1M -$1.11M -14,494 -2%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$42.1M +$3.36M +43,716 +9%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$36.2M +$2.88M +37,470 +9%
MML Investors Services
9
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$34.5M -$1.91M -24,901 -5%
PVH
10
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$29.6M +$14M +182,649 +88%
NA
11
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$21.1M +$12.5M +163,084 +142%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$18.7M +$801K +10,415 +4%
NC
13
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$18.3M +$1.67M +21,747 +9%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$15.8M +$13.9M +180,202 +640%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$15.7M +$455K +5,915 +3%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13M -$315K -4,099 -2%
BFEC
17
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10.8M -$566K -7,363 -5%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$10.8M +$666K +8,667 +6%
SB
19
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$10.8M +$248K +3,219 +2%
ODG
20
O'Dell Group
Ohio
$9.45M +$141K +1,838 +2%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.04M -$152K -1,976 -2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
22
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.04M +$443K +5,761 +7%
NA
23
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$6.67M +$71.8K +934 +1%
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6.64M +$520K +6,762 +8%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6.27M +$249K +3,242 +4%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

157 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.59B — up 9.2% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new QTEC positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $21.4M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.99M.

  • 157 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q1 2018, up from 140 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.59B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $21.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $9.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.