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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
FAIM
51
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$212K -$43.4K -912 -17%
DAS
52
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$210K +$95 +2 +0%
CIAS
53
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$205K -$4.33K -91 -2%
CAC
54
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$131K +$34.8K +730 +35%
CFA
55
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$104K -$22.4K -470 -17%
VFA
56
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$83K
US Bancorp
57
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$79K -$26K -546 -25%
SPIA
58
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$60K
JCM
59
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$50K -$10.8K -226 -18%
QCIG
60
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$49K
AIM
61
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$38K
MWPCG
62
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$38K +$38.1K +800 New
NWM
63
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$34K
WAP
64
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$33K
CFGS
65
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$29K +$29.3K +616 New
AA
66
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$28K +$28.8K +605 New
HIIFS
67
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$26K +$26.2K +550 New
HNB
68
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$25K
MWM
69
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$25K
GP
70
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$25K +$26.2K +550 New
AssetMark Inc
71
AssetMark Inc
California
$21K
OIA
72
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$21K
NFG
73
Next Financial Group
Texas
$20K +$20.2K +424 New
BWA
74
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$19K
TIM
75
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$18K

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.