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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
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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: 87 → 92 (+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
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.39M
2
WP
WealthSource Partners
California
+$2.79M
3
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$2.55M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.81M
5
BCM
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
+$1.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$5.18M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.27M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$4.18M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.63M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFPT
76
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$17K – – –
GWM
77
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16K – – –
WWMSC
78
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$16K – – –
WP
79
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$15K – – –
S
80
SignatureFD
Georgia
$13K – – –
TFA
81
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$12K +$238 +5 +2%
MA
82
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$11K – – –
Deutsche Bank
83
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9K – – –
WIM
84
Westside Investment Management
California
$7.09K – – –
ASN
85
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7K – – –
GRP
86
Global Retirement Partners
California
$7K – – –
BRC
87
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$7K +$48 +1 +0.6%
WEC
88
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
89
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6K +$5.95K +125 New
PCG
90
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$4K +$4.95K +104 New
LFG
91
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$3K – – –
PFBT
92
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$3K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
93
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$5.18M -110,012 Closed
Baird Financial Group
94
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$1.05M -22,230 Closed
NA
95
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$342 -7,324 Closed
HFS
96
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
– -$249K -5,290 Closed
CF
97
Centaurus Financial
California
– -$184K -3,896 Closed
RFM
98
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– -$115K -2,450 Closed
BCP
99
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
– -$38K -805 Closed
SEI Investments
100
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$23K -485 Closed
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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.