Shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $100.39 and last traded at $100.27, with a volume of 2106 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $99.18.
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Price Performance
The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $98.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.20 and a beta of 0.98.
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 26th were given a dividend of $0.1606 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund during the fourth quarter worth $112,000. Burney Co. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund in the 1st quarter valued at $200,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 5,766 shares of the company's stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 6,363 shares of the company's stock valued at $593,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. Finally, Realta Investment Advisors bought a new stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund in the 2nd quarter worth about $631,000.
About First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
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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.
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