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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 10

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8792 (+5)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $160M (-$5.15M)

5.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.69%43.88% (-5.8%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
92
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.75%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
16
Increased
20
Reduced
29
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
26
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.08M -$4.62K -97 -0.4%
SFG
27
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$918K -$6K -126 -0.6%
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$862K +$27.7K +581 +3%
MML Investors Services
29
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$766K +$29.6K +621 +4%
LFAS
30
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$747K +$2.05K +43 +0.3%
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$672K -$718K -15,081 -51%
HighTower Advisors
32
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$563K -$18.4K -386 -3%
SWP
33
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$533K -$44K -924 -8%
ACI
34
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$447K +$452K +9,494 New
SWA
35
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$444K +$7K +147 +2%
SAM
36
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$417K -$15.5K -325 -4%
ONB
37
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$390K -$19K -400 -5%
HCIA
38
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$378K
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$359K +$4.9K +103 +1%
KWM
40
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$356K +$31.1K +653 +9%
BFEC
41
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$353K -$5.33K -112 -1%
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$333K +$24.4K +512 +8%
RIA
43
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$328K -$544K -11,417 -62%
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
$315K +$320K +6,720 New
DLHL
45
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$295K +$300K +6,292 New
SB
46
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$280K -$193K -4,054 -41%
PAG
47
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$272K +$276K +5,792 New
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$268K -$120K -2,529 -31%
IA
49
IFP Advisors
Florida
$227K -$37.5K -788 -14%
UCFA
50
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$227K +$231K +4,842 New

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $160M — down 3.1% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FXG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.39M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.18M sold.

  • 92 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q3 2018, up from 87 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $160M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2018, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.39M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.