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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

109 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.65B invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

480% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 5

122% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 23

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.14B → $1.65B (+$509M)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86109 (+23)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $558K | Put options by funds: $455K

2.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.91%72.17% (-2.7%)

Holders
109
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+26.74%
% of All Funds
2.91%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
29
Increased
51
Reduced
23
Closed
5
Calls
$558K
Puts
$455K
Net Calls
+$103K
Net Calls Change
+$181K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$352M +$56.8M +1,384,548 +20%
First Trust Advisors
2
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$241M +$123M +2,987,319 +111%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$217M +$31.4M +764,650 +18%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$207M +$54.1M +1,317,305 +37%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$81.9M -$408K -9,951 -5%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$81.5M +$78.6M +1,914,669 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$74.2M +$17M +414,704 +31%
PPA
8
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$43.6M +$6.84M +166,722 +19%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$31.5M +$4.84M +117,847 +19%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$30.6M +$9.73M +236,983 +49%
BFA
11
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$30.2M -$2.9M -70,653 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.2M +$5.94M +144,785 +44%
PI
13
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$16.9M +$2.74M +66,746 +20%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.8M +$1.96M +47,779 +19%
AIM
15
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$12.3M +$2.37M +57,814 +25%
HF
16
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$11.3M -$465K -11,323 -4%
BUB
17
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$10.3M +$1.31M +31,937 +15%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$10M +$4.38M +106,643 +83%
CS
19
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$8.87M +$3.04M +73,941 +55%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.36M +$845K +20,586 +12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$8.24M +$4.38M +106,815 +123%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.07M +$440K +10,723 +6%
MFS
23
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7.45M +$1.33M +32,511 +23%
NC
24
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$7.31M +$1.6M +38,908 +29%
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.56M +$4.25M +103,627 +384%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

109 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.65B — up 45% from $1.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new FXG positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $2.99M.

  • 109 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q4 2014, up from 86 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.65B of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.