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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.14B invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

148% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 21

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.14B (+$91.2M)

3.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.26%74.91% (+3.7%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8786 (-1)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $238K | Put options by funds: $316K

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
86
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.15%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
9
Increased
52
Reduced
21
Closed
10
Calls
$238K
Puts
$316K
Net Calls
-$78K
Net Calls Change
+$627K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$269M +$59.5M +1,518,358 +28%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$169M +$8.9M +226,958 +6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$139M +$9.98M +254,407 +8%
First Trust Advisors
4
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$105M +$41.8M +1,066,531 +66%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$79.1M -$1.36M -34,663 -15%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$51.9M +$3.52M +89,863 +7%
U
7
UBS
Switzerland
$50.9M -$7.9M -201,543 -13%
PPA
8
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$33.5M +$4.57M +116,511 +16%
BFA
9
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$30.5M +$8.11M +206,661 +36%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$24.3M +$2.1M +53,471 +9%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$18.6M -$7.07M -180,155 -27%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.9M +$2.38M +60,685 +23%
PI
13
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$12.9M +$3.12M +79,532 +32%
HF
14
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$10.8M +$59.6K +1,520 +0.6%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.85M +$3.21M +81,923 +48%
AIM
16
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$9.05M +$2.28M +58,133 +34%
BUB
17
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$8.2M +$140K +3,561 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.99M -$1.95M -49,616 -22%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.9M +$1.13M +28,775 +19%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.58M +$1.07M +27,384 +19%
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5.56M +$609K +15,534 +12%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.25M +$36.4K +929 +0.7%
NC
23
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.19M +$1.55M +39,421 +42%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$5.01M +$3.99M +101,857 +385%
HFS
25
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.27M +$27.1K +691 +0.6%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

86 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.14B — up 8.7% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FXG and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, adding an estimated $59.5M. The largest seller was Niemann Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.3M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q3 2014, down from 87 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.14B of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $59.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Niemann Capital Management, an estimated $15.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.