First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT) Trading 0.7% Higher

First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT) rose 0.7% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $82.61 and last traded at $82.59. Approximately 3,058 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 83% from the average daily volume of 17,653 shares. The stock had previously closed at $82.04.

First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Stock Up 0.7 %

The firm has a market cap of $169.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $80.68 and its 200 day moving average is $82.68.

First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 29th. Investors of record on Monday, September 25th were paid a dividend of $0.1872 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 22nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 0.8% during the second quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 16,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,399,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 4,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. boosted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 10.0% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 3,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 2.5% during the third quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,000,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fortune Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 5.7% during the third quarter. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.

About First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

The First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of NASDAQ 100 stocks that excludes technology companies. QQXT was launched on Feb 8, 2007 and is managed by First Trust.