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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.76B invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 31

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.76B (+$84.6M)

0.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.14%70% (-0.15%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 130124 (-6)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
124
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-4.62%
% of All Funds
3.34%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
13
Increased
64
Reduced
31
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$656M +$188M +4,203,421 +39%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$276M +$12.3M +275,445 +5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$225M -$5.34M -119,759 -2%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$93.4M -$554K -12,416 -0.6%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$86.3M +$11.2M +251,140 +15%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.8M +$4.05M +90,682 +11%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$32.6M +$2.73M +61,259 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.6M +$130K +2,904 +0.6%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$19.3M +$5.84M +130,956 +50%
MFS
10
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$19.1M +$1.6M +35,834 +9%
AIM
11
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$17.7M +$2.61M +58,448 +17%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.6M +$23.8K +533 +0.1%
TFA
13
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$15.6M +$8.85M +198,223 +127%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15.2M +$736K +16,502 +5%
NC
15
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$12.7M +$2.25M +50,480 +21%
BFA
16
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$12.7M -$19.6M -439,874 -61%
HF
17
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$11.3M +$48.9K +1,095 +0.4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
18
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$10.5M -$788K -17,653 -7%
UCFA
19
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$9.79M -$544K -12,180 -5%
CPO
20
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$7.31M +$569K +12,749 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.98M +$1.76M +39,505 +33%
BFEC
22
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$6.86M +$1.52M +34,090 +28%
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.65M +$283K +6,345 +4%
KP
24
Keel Point
Alabama
$6.52M +$126K +2,832 +2%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$6.42M +$6.51M +145,881 New

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

124 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.76B — up 5.1% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FXG and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 64 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Shamrock Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.3M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q2 2015, down from 130 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.76B of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $188M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Shamrock Asset Management, an estimated $23.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.