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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 16

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 8

84% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $571M → $1.05B (+$480M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7687 (+11)

8.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.27%71.26% (+9%)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $215K | Put options by funds: $920K

Holders
87
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+14.47%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
20
Increased
46
Reduced
16
Closed
8
Calls
$215K
Puts
$920K
Net Calls
-$705K
Net Calls Change
-$705K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$213M +$203M +5,356,576 New
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$164M +$6.42M +168,996 +4%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$131M +$10.1M +265,115 +9%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$94.4M +$3.9M +102,731 +76%
First Trust Advisors
5
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$64.4M +$41.4M +1,090,676 +207%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$59.9M +$3.61M +95,019 +7%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$49.3M +$6.91M +181,872 +17%
PPA
8
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$29.5M +$28.1M +741,084 New
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$26.3M +$3.69M +97,038 +17%
BFA
10
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$22.8M +$21.8M +573,463 New
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$22.7M -$1.74M -45,742 -7%
NCM
12
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
$15.3M +$14.6M +384,359 New
HF
13
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$11M -$177K -4,661 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.7M +$323K +8,506 +3%
PI
15
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$9.97M +$8.96M +235,980 +1,628%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$9.1M +$8.06M +212,112 +1,296%
BUB
17
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$8.21M +$7.84M +206,344 New
AIM
18
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$6.9M +$5.73M +150,738 +664%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$6.77M -$860K -22,641 -12%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.83M +$604K +15,890 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.62M +$177K +4,649 +3%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.31M +$1.1M +28,859 +28%
MFS
23
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5.05M +$90.1K +2,371 +2%
HFS
24
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.32M +$94.3K +2,484 +2%
B
25
Baird
Wisconsin
$3.72M +$145K +3,817 +4%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

87 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $1.05B — up 84% from $571M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FXG positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $203M. The largest seller was Select Asset Management & Trust, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.65M sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q2 2014, up from 76 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $203M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2014 was Select Asset Management & Trust, an estimated $3.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.