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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT) Reaches New 12-Month High - Still a Buy?

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Shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $99.96 and last traded at $99.65, with a volume of 15554 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $98.80.

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Stock Down 0.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 24.45 and a beta of 0.98. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $96.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.25.

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

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 26th were paid a $0.1606 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 26th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 72.4% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 905 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $2,722,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 6,363 shares of the company's stock valued at $593,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. Susquehanna International Group LLP raised its holdings in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 270.2% during the fourth quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 24,221 shares of the company's stock worth $2,255,000 after purchasing an additional 17,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,632 shares of the company's stock worth $990,000 after buying an additional 453 shares in the last quarter.

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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