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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $736M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 4

208% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 13

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

75% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $420M → $736M (+$316M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6476 (+12)

4.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.29%70.05% (+4.8%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
18
Increased
40
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$150M +$19.9M +575,871 +16%
FSIM
2
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$139M +$135M +3,885,948 New
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$113M +$14.5M +419,058 +15%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$72.3M +$4.75M +137,206 +210%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$33.5M -$376K -10,871 -1%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$30.9M +$481K +13,895 +2%
PPA
7
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$23M +$22.3M +643,898 New
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.2M +$4.45M +128,437 +29%
HA
9
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$18.8M +$127K +3,681 +0.7%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$18.1M +$2.2M +63,486 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.5M +$5.42M +156,531 +71%
BFA
12
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$13M +374,709 New
HF
13
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$10.2M -$578K -16,702 -6%
PI
14
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$6.63M +$6.03M +173,975 +1,448%
B
15
Baird
Wisconsin
$4.86M +$5.23K +151 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.27M -$400K -11,561 -9%
PFS
17
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$4.12M +$1.13M +32,700 +39%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.9M +$526K +15,185 +16%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.88M +$3.49M +100,917 +1,276%
HFS
20
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.58M +$423K +12,219 +14%
FA
21
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$3.43M +$3.43M +99,161 New
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.31M -$2.55M -73,646 -44%
TT
23
Tower Trust
Indiana
$3.14M +$326K +9,420 +12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.95M +$444K +12,826 +18%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.89M +$2.8M +80,965 New

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

76 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $736M — up 75% from $420M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new FXG positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $135M. The largest seller was BBVA USA Bancshares, cutting an estimated $5.95M.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q4 2013, up from 64 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $736M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 75% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $135M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2013 was BBVA USA Bancshares, an estimated $5.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.