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First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund

30 hedge funds and large institutions have $144M invested in First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3130 (-1)

12.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.35%45.61% (-13%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $197M → $144M (-$52.5M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2

63% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 19

Holders
30
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
1
Increased
7
Reduced
19
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$98.5M -$29.6M -816,915 -24%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.57M -$1.74M -48,071 -19%
SG Americas Securities
3
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.49M +$1.82M +50,157 +41%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$6.02M -$4.26M -117,591 -42%
AW
5
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$5.59M -$163K -4,490 -3%
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.02M +$4.82M +132,998 New
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.35M -$1.91M -52,728 -46%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.06M -$41.3K -1,141 -2%
VKH
9
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.94M -$24.1K -666 -1%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.85M -$357K -9,846 -17%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.79M +$383K +10,567 +29%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$962K +$88.3K +2,438 +11%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$813K +$162K +4,482 +26%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$728K -$35.1K -970 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$718K -$14.4K -397 -2%
BFEC
16
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$497K -$16.4K -454 -3%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$329K -$579K -15,976 -65%
OMC
18
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$296K -$453K -12,494 -61%
KP
19
Keel Point
Alabama
$286K -$315K -8,697 -53%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$206K -$29.7K -820 -13%
FTUS
21
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$86K
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$63K +$7.82K +216 +15%
AP
23
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$43K -$6.11M -168,557 -99%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$35K +$109 +3 +0.3%
WA
25
WFG Advisors
Texas
$10K +$36 +1 +0.4%

FKU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

30 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $144M — down 27% from $197M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of FKU and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was HighTower Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.82M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $29.6M.

  • 30 institutional investors held First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (FKU) as of Q1 2016, down from 31 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $144M of First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 1 fund opened new First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $4.82M added.
  • The largest First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $29.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.