First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 1.1% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $95.67 and last traded at $95.06. 8,835 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 86% from the average session volume of 62,391 shares. The stock had previously closed at $94.06.
First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Trading Down 0.0%
The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.28 and a beta of 0.98. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $92.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.92.
First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a $0.1955 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.81%. This is an increase from First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16.
Institutional Trading of First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake 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 worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $112,000. Burney Co. acquired a new stake in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund in the first quarter worth $200,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its position in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted 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 in the last quarter.
First Trust NASDAQ 100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Company Profile
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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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