First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
109 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.89B invested in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
224% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $826K | Put options by funds: $255K
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 33
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 13 (+1)
0.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.48% → 79.67% (+0.2%)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 109 (-3)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $1.89B (-$162M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$125M |
| 2 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$22.2M |
| 3 |
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Sarasota,
Florida
|
+$13.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$9.41M |
| 5 |
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$8.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$28.6M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$28.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.64M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5.59M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$4.96M |
FXD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
109 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (FXD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.89B — down 7.9% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of FXD and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.
The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $125M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $28.6M sold.
- 109 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (FXD) as of Q3 2015, down from 112 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.89B of First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $125M added.
- The largest First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $28.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.