First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.19 Per Share

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th will be given a dividend of 0.1919 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 24th. This is a 2.6% increase from First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:QQXT traded down $0.20 on Thursday, hitting $96.88. 1,629 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,085. The company has a market cap of $145.32 million, a PE ratio of 23.20 and a beta of 0.82. First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund has a 1 year low of $95.86 and a 1 year high of $105.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $100.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $99.25.

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund Company Profile

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.