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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $420M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $376M → $420M (+$43.9M)

1.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.08%65.29% (+1.2%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7264 (-8)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
64
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$120M +$20.7M +630,573 +21%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$90.2M +$1.94M +59,237 +2%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$31.3M +$5.1M +155,551 +20%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28M +$7.37M +224,712 +36%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$21.5M +$481K +14,675 +29%
HA
6
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$17.2M -$1.72M -52,354 -9%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$15M +$5.15M +156,923 +54%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.4M +$1.78M +54,194 +14%
HF
9
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$9.94M -$36.5K -1,111 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.27M +$1.25M +38,215 +21%
BUB
11
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$5.88M +$210K +6,390 +4%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.48M +$4.3M +131,123 +370%
B
13
Baird
Wisconsin
$4.48M +$58.3K +1,777 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.32M +$239K +7,283 +6%
SNC
15
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$4.12M +$560K +17,072 +16%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.18M +$1.43M +43,728 +82%
HFS
17
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.9M +$245K +7,458 +9%
PFS
18
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.75M -$105K -3,186 -4%
TT
19
Tower Trust
Indiana
$2.58M -$138K -4,206 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.3M +$2.3M +69,984 New
SAG
21
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$2.17M +$293K +8,936 +16%
SI
22
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$1.87M -$33.3K -1,014 -2%
OC
23
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.57M +$1.23M +37,618 +368%
SB
24
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.29M +$142K +4,336 +12%
SAM
25
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.28M -$134K -4,097 -9%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

64 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $420M — up 12% from $376M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of FXG and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $20.7M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.6M sold.

  • 64 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q3 2013, down from 72 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $420M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 12 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $20.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $13.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.