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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

126 hedge funds and large institutions have $2B invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 30

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.76B → $2B (+$242M)

6.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70%76.98% (+7%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124126 (+2)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

Holders
126
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.61%
% of All Funds
3.52%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
20
Increased
62
Reduced
30
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
$751M +$133M +3,016,250 +20%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$268M +$5.65M +127,799 +2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$220M +$5.91M +133,740 +3%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$87.5M +$5.61M +127,004 +6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$86.6M -$2.43M -55,070 -3%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$48.2M +$8.9M +201,338 +21%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$32.7M +$17.8M +403,970 +106%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$32.2M +$33.9M +767,571 New
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$25.9M -$6.38M -144,336 -20%
HA
10
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$25.7M +$27.1M +613,521 New
ACM
11
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$25.5M +$26.8M +607,557 New
MFS
12
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$23.7M +$5.83M +131,873 +30%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23M +$1.53M +34,540 +7%
TFA
14
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$22.7M +$8.27M +187,191 +53%
SAM
15
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$22.5M +$23.7M +536,879 New
AIM
16
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$18.7M +$2.02M +45,664 +11%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.9M -$665K -15,044 -4%
UCFA
18
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$15.5M +$6.49M +146,919 +66%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.4M +$16.2M +367,286 New
NC
20
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$14.2M +$2.2M +49,753 +17%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13.7M +$9.77M +221,127 +208%
BFA
22
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$12.7M
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12.1M +$6.07M +137,425 +91%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$11.1M +$1.19M +26,864 +11%
HF
25
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$10.9M +$139K +3,150 +1%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

126 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2B — up 14% from $1.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FXG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $133M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $6.38M.

  • 126 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q3 2015, up from 124 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2B of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $133M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $6.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.