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Upturn Advisory Summary
01/16/2025: QTEC (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.
Analysis of Past Performance
Type ETF | Historic Profit 15.63% | Avg. Invested days 64 | Today’s Advisory PASS |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance 2.0 | ETF Returns Performance 3.0 |
Profits based on simulation | Last Close 01/16/2025 |
Key Highlights
Volume (30-day avg) 142683 | Beta 1.37 | 52 Weeks Range 164.27 - 206.52 | Updated Date 01/22/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 164.27 - 206.52 | Updated Date 01/22/2025 |
AI Summary
ETF First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund
Profile
Main Overview:
- Ticker: QTEC
- Expense Ratio: 0.58%
- Fund Family: First Trust
- Target Sector: Technology in the NASDAQ-100
- Investment Strategy: Tracks the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index
- Composition: 100% equities – primarily tech giant holdings (Google, Microsoft, Nvidia)
Objectives
The primary investment goal is to provide investment opportunity that mimics the price return and performance of Tech 100 Index before fees and expenses. Investment in QTEC aims to deliver potential long-term capital growth primarily through equity dividends and capital appreciation. To ensure tracking objectives are met, QTEC passively manages index-type portfolio construction.
Market Data Insights (November 2023):
- Total Net Assets: $4.1 Billion
- Moat: QTEC’s index-following framework provides low portfolio turnover ratios, enhancing tax considerations.
- Average Daily Volume(3 mos.): 346.9k trading units 11M dollar's worth
- Market Share: Estimated at 4 % within Technology/Communication Services ETFs
- Liquidity concerns were raised in some reports (e.g., ETFdb.co-m), although average daily volumes increased in November 2023
Financial Performance:
- Year High/Low (29/11): 85.34/803
- Year-to-date (+22 % ) out performing its benchmark by slightly over 1%.
Resources:
Information was collected (November 2023) mainly from:
- First Trust website: https://www.ftportfolios.com/resources/etf/etfview/QTEC2
- Yahoo Market Summary:
https://finance.yahoo.com - https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etfs/qtec - ETF DB.com reports of November for liquidity concerns: https://etfdb.com/news/611361/first-trust-nasdaq-100-technology-index/
Disclaimers: No financial advice. Due diligence advised. I have only an overview of financial info and am not professional.
Further Considerations Before Any Decisions regarding QTEC
Risks: Like most market-related investments QTEC comes
with, but isn't limited to, these risks: Market volatility-driven portfolio, Market downturns and potential investor financial loss, Sector limitations – (QTEC exclusively Technology/ Tech giant dependent), Expense Fees erosion
Evaluation: AI based rating systems depend heavily
on dataset selection. An evaluation would require a specific AI model which is outside purview. A fundamental rating based on the provided factors would depend too critically on individual priorities regarding risk tolerance, investment goals which makes it unfeasible here at present. 
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About First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund
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The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is an equal-weighted index composed of the securities comprising the NASDAQ-100 Index® that are classified as technology according to the Industry Classification Benchmark classification system.
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