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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

195 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.61B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 191195 (+4)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.61B (+$8.13M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 66

1.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.62%64.45% (-1.2%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

Holders
195
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.09%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
23
Increased
66
Reduced
66
Closed
18
Calls
$217K
Puts
Net Calls
+$217K
Net Calls Change
+$301K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$535M -$28.6M -326,492 -5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$168M +$7.7M +87,934 +5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$148M -$6.41M -73,250 -4%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$53.5M +$743K +8,483 +1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$52.2M -$2.36M -26,937 -4%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$46.1M +$586K +6,695 +1%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$41.5M +$2.06M +23,561 +5%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$39.5M -$1.8M -20,551 -4%
FEM
9
Fulcrum Equity Management
Texas
$30M +$11M +125,785 +58%
PVH
10
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$26.6M -$7.53M -86,058 -22%
BFG
11
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
$26.2M +$11.3M +129,209 +76%
NA
12
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$24.4M +$11.6M +132,470 +91%
NC
13
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$23.5M +$477K +5,448 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$22.3M -$21.2M -241,801 -49%
MML Investors Services
15
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$19.5M -$4.21M -48,045 -18%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$17.9M +$1.69M +19,303 +10%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17.6M
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$17.2M -$507K -5,793 -3%
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$16.4M -$976K -11,143 -6%
RW
20
RVW Wealth
California
$15.2M -$853K -9,738 -5%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.5M +$1.37M +15,702 +10%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$13.6M +$619K +7,070 +5%
SB
23
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$13.1M +$788 +9 +0%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11.3M +$915K +10,450 +9%
BFEC
25
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10.5M -$53.3K -609 -0.5%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

195 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.61B — up 0.51% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new QTEC positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Navellier & Associates, adding an estimated $11.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $28.6M.

  • 195 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q3 2019, up from 191 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.61B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 0.51% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Navellier & Associates, an estimated $11.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q3 2019 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.