QTEC ETF Report: Ratings, Analysis, Quotes, Holdings

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund

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QTEC Fund Report

QTEC Fund Description

The First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector ETF tracks an equal-weighted index of the largest NASDAQ-listed U.S. technology stocks.

QTEC Factset Analytics Insight

QTEC offers quirky exposure to the tech sector: It equally-weights large-cap tech stocks that happen to be listed on NASDAQ. Investors who want small-cap, or even just representative tech exposure, should look elsewhere. QTEC's main appeal is its equal weighting, which drastically drops Apple's huge market footprint. However, its NASDAQ focus causes it to miss some major tech giants like IBM altogether. The net result is that QTEC tilts small compared to our benchmark, and heavily overweights semiconductors at the expense of software & IT services. Investors are interested in spite of these oddities. The fund trades heavily each day and spreads are generally small, while underlying liquidity is excellent. QTEC's Efficiency is a mixed bag: a huge asset base means the fund is quite stable, but its price is high and its weak tracking significantly raises realized holding costs.

QTEC MSCI ESG Analytics Insight

The MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score measures the ability of ETF underlying holdings to manage key medium to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors, as determined by MSCI ESG Research LLC. As of April 23, 2018 the First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score is 5.83 out of 10.

The fund’s Peer Rank reflects the ranking of a fund’s MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score against the scores of other funds within the same peer group, as defined by the Thomson Reuters Lipper Global Classification. QTEC ranks in the 68th percentile within its peer group and in the 63th percentile within the global universe of all funds in MSCI ESG Fund Metrics coverage.

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performance [as of 04/23/18]	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
QTEC	-1.03%	-4.76%	4.16%	25.43%	20.13%	23.39%	14.81%
QTEC (NAV)	-1.03%	-4.72%	4.21%	25.47%	20.16%	23.37%	14.78%
NASDAQ-100 Technology Index	-0.98%	-4.58%	4.40%	26.23%	20.93%	24.16%	15.53%

All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

QTEC Top 10 Countries

QTEC Top 10 Sectors

QTEC Top 10 Holdings View All

QTEC Summary Data

First Trust

04/19/06

Open-Ended Fund

0.60%

$2.41B

$18.48M

0.05%

Fund Home Page

QTEC Portfolio Data

$122.32B

37.57

5.56

0.77%

06/21/18

QTEC Index Data

NASDAQ-100 Technology Index

Equal

NASDAQ - Listed

Thomson Reuters US Technology

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Total Return

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performance [as of 04/23/18]	1 Month	3 Month	YTD	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
QTEC	-1.03%	-4.76%	4.16%	25.43%	20.13%	23.39%	14.81%
QTEC (NAV)	-1.03%	-4.72%	4.21%	25.47%	20.16%	23.37%	14.78%
NASDAQ-100 Technology Index	-0.98%	-4.58%	4.40%	26.23%	20.93%	24.16%	15.53%
Thomson Reuters US Technology	-3.00%	-0.79%	6.02%	30.44%	18.70%	22.08%	13.36%

All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

QTEC Portfolio Management

0.60%

-0.89%

-0.74%

-1.08%

QTEC Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%

Qualified dividends

QTEC Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Yes

100% / 0%

N/A

Low

Daily

Bats Book Viewer

TOP OF BOOK

LAST 10 TRADES

Bats BZX Real-time Quote -

Daily Spread

Premium/Discount

Volume

QTEC Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 04/24/18

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of QTEC. QTEC is rated a 5 out of 5.

QTEC Tradability

239,066

$18.48M

205,345

$15.57M

0.05%

$0.04

0.01%

0.08% / -0.16%

None

100.00%

50,000

4.11

0.01%

0.04%

754

$74.85

QTEC Sector/Industry BreakdownView All

SectorQTECSegment Benchmark

Software & IT Services 59.79% 43.15%

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 15.54% 39.85%

Computers, Phones & Household Electronics 16.61% 8.94%

Communications & Networking 6.50% 5.68%

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies -- 2.39%

QTEC Top 10 HoldingsView All

Citrix Systems, Inc. 3.07%

Intuit Inc. 3.06%

Microsoft Corporation 3.06%

Symantec Corporation 3.03%

Adobe Systems Incorporated 3.01%

Intel Corporation 3.01%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 3.00%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.97%

CA, Inc. 2.94%

Seagate Technology PLC 2.93%

Total Top 10 Weighting 30.08%

QTEC Geographic Exposure

CountriesQTECSegment Benchmark

United States 100.00% 92.06%

China -- 5.00%

Netherlands -- 2.94%

RegionsQTECSegment Benchmark

North America 100.00% 92.06%

Asia-Pacific -- 5.00%

Europe -- 2.94%

Developed /
Emerging Split 100.00% / 0.00% 95.00% / 5.00%

QTEC Performance Statistics

0.92

1.06

0.97

1.06

0.39%

Thomson Reuters US Technology

QTEC MSCI ESG Ratings

5.83 / 10

67.50

63.18

10.28%

50.77

QTEC BENCHMARK COMPARISON

QTEC

36 Holdings

Segment Benchmark

325 Constituents

Shared Holdings

32 (Count)

31.79% (Weight)

QTECSegment Benchmark

Weighted Average
Market Cap 360.54 B 122.32 B

Size Split

Large (>12.9B) 89.14% 92.40%

Mid (>2.7B) 8.34% 7.60%

Small (>600M) 2.38% 0.00%

Micro (<600M) 0.14% 0.00%

Price / Earnings
Ratio 39.23 37.57

Price / Book Ratio 5.77 5.56

Dividend Yield 1.06% 1.24%

Number Of
Holdings 325 36

Concentration -- Medium

Options Strategies for Outcome Investing

Collar Strategy
Protection Strategy
Covered Call Strategy
Income Strategy

A collar strategy is a protective option strategy constructed by writing a call and buying a put with the same expiration date while being long the underlying security.

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