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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $125M → $165M (+$39.2M)

10.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.33% → 49.69% (+10%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 87 (-6)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 34

Holders
87
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
1.99%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
18
Reduced
34
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.11M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.58M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$6.8M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$5.7M
5
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
+$4.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.11M
2
SWM
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
-$2.1M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.1M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.02M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$980K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFA
51
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$127K – – –
RFM
52
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$115K – – –
US Bancorp
53
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$105K -$82.2K -1,770 -44%
CAC
54
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$98K +$139 +3 +0.1%
VFA
55
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$84K – – –
JCM
56
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$61K +$186 +4 +0.3%
SPIA
57
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$60K +$27.9K +600 +90%
QCIG
58
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$49K +$47.6K +1,025 New
BCP
59
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$38K – – –
AIM
60
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$38K +$46 +1 +0.1%
NWM
61
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$35K -$17.1K -368 -33%
WAP
62
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$33K +$17.2K +370 +114%
HNB
63
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$25K – – –
MWM
64
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$25K – – –
SEI Investments
65
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$23K -$7.94K -171 -26%
AssetMark Inc
66
AssetMark Inc
California
$21K – – –
OIA
67
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$21K – – –
BWA
68
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$19K – – –
TIM
69
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$19K – – –
PFPT
70
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$17K – – –
GWM
71
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16K – – –
WWMSC
72
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$16K – – –
WP
73
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$15K – – –
S
74
SignatureFD
Georgia
$13K – – –
TFA
75
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$12K -$1.72K -37 -14%
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FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

87 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $165M — up 31% from $125M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXG and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.11M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.11M.

  • 87 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q2 2018, down from 93 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $165M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.11M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.