First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT) Announces $0.20 Quarterly Dividend

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th will be paid a dividend of 0.2015 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th.First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Price PerformanceShares of NASDAQ:QQXT opened at $97.81 on Thursday. First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund has a 1-year low of $83.08 and a 1-year high of $104.06. The company has a market capitalization of $195.62 million, a P/E ratio of 23.20 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $100.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.51. Institutional Trading of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index FundHedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,205 shares of the company's stock worth $815,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 3,597.4% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 17,341 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,723,000 after acquiring an additional 16,872 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS purchased a new position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $444,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund by 28.5% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 72,793 shares of the company's stock worth $7,233,000 after acquiring an additional 16,150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund during the fourth quarter worth approximately $434,000. About First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (Get Free Report)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. Read MoreFive stocks we like better than First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index FundThis instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.Should You Invest $1,000 in First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Right Now?Before you consider First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund, you'll want to hear this.MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund wasn't on the list.While First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.View The Five Stocks Here