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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund

256 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.01B invested in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 103 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

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $363K | Put options by funds: $270K

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 243256 (+13)

0.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.33%62.23% (-0.09%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.09B → $2.01B (-$84.7M)

21% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1411 (-3)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 103

Holders
256
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.35%
% of All Funds
4.5%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-21.43%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
31
Increased
74
Reduced
103
Closed
13
Calls
$363K
Puts
$270K
Net Calls
+$93K
Net Calls Change
+$1.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$544M -$8.17M -56,804 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$196M -$12.1M -84,446 -6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$158M -$29.7M -206,880 -16%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$75.7M -$7.02M -48,824 -9%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$66.9M -$1.53M -10,611 -2%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$66.5M -$4.63M -32,195 -7%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$61.1M +$814K +5,663 +1%
Osaic Holdings
8
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$54.8M -$68.7K -478 -0.1%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$48.8M -$27.9K -194 -0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$34.9M -$10.4M -72,043 -23%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34.4M -$419K -2,914 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$32.2M +$617K +4,290 +2%
Truist Financial
13
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$29.3M +$1.06M +7,342 +4%
PVH
14
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$25.2M -$1.58M -11,001 -6%
RW
15
RVW Wealth
California
$25M +$1.35M +9,384 +6%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$24.6M +$2.25M +15,643 +10%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$23.5M +$120K +836 +0.5%
TIM
18
Total Investment Management
Arizona
$22.9M -$14.3M -99,762 -27%
NC
19
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$21.4M -$784K -5,450 -4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
20
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17.6M
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.1M -$16.7M -116,108 -49%
Baird Financial Group
22
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$15.5M -$7.57M -52,628 -33%
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$14.1M -$2.1M -14,635 -13%
ODG
24
O'Dell Group
Ohio
$13M +$1.26M +8,758 +11%
NA
25
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$12.9M +$1.33M +9,256 +12%

QTEC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

256 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.01B — down 4.1% from $2.09B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new QTEC positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Meitav Investment House, adding an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $29.7M.

  • 256 institutional investors held First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund (QTEC) as of Q1 2021, up from 243 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.01B of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund stock for Q1 2021, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Meitav Investment House, an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $29.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.