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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

98 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.23%42.76% (-7.5%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 11098 (-12)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $276M → $178M (-$98.4M)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 15

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
98
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-10.91%
% of All Funds
2.44%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
58
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OC
26
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.25M -$139K -3,008 -10%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.16M -$89.3K -1,926 -7%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.09M +$433K +9,352 +64%
MAS
29
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.07M -$3.48K -75 -0.3%
SI
30
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.06M -$1.16M -25,051 -52%
FAAS
31
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1M -$239K -5,165 -19%
SFG
32
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$959K +$5.24K +113 +0.5%
RIA
33
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$939K -$114K -2,461 -11%
ONB
34
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$938K -$5.05K -109 -0.5%
Baird Financial Group
35
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$933K -$21.6K -466 -2%
CS
36
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$889K
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$830K -$119K -2,559 -12%
WI
38
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$791K +$802K +17,317 New
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$705K -$3.49M -75,206 -83%
KWM
40
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$664K +$21.8K +471 +3%
LFAS
41
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$643K -$178K -3,849 -21%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$627K -$1.71M -36,882 -73%
SWP
43
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$626K -$18.9K -408 -3%
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
$595K -$413K -8,909 -41%
BFEC
45
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$595K -$333K -7,186 -36%
PAG
46
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$574K -$220K -4,741 -27%
HCIA
47
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$482K -$22.2K -480 -4%
IH
48
IFC Holdings
Florida
$469K -$1.89M -40,851 -80%
FFS
49
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$466K -$1.3M -27,945 -73%
DAS
50
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$456K -$118K -2,544 -20%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

98 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $178M — down 36% from $276M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of FXG and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $1.49M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $31.4M.

  • 98 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q3 2017, down from 110 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $178M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.49M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $31.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.