First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
124 hedge funds and large institutions have $430M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
15% less funds holding
Funds holding: 146 → 124 (-22)
21.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75% → 53.74% (-21%)
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 37
75% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $430M (-$1.32B)
82% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 74
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 0 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$3.89M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.06M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$888K |
| 4 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$849K |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$521K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$626M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$134M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$104M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$45M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$44.7M |
FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
124 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $430M — down 75% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of FXG and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $3.89M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $626M sold.
- 124 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q4 2016, down from 146 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $430M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 75% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.89M added.
- The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $626M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.