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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $430M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 146124 (-22)

21.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75%53.74% (-21%)

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 37

75% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $430M (-$1.32B)

82% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 74

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 50 (-5)

Holders
124
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-15.07%
% of All Funds
3.1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
13
Reduced
74
Closed
37
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$75.1M -$134M -2,961,038 -64%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$74M -$104M -2,283,500 -59%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.8M -$45M -990,880 -65%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$22.4M -$20.8M -457,806 -48%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.5M -$44.7M -985,778 -68%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$17M -$10.9M -239,566 -39%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$15.1M -$22.9M -504,671 -66%
ACM
8
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$13.7M -$6.29M -138,600 -32%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$12.8M -$27.9M -613,834 -69%
AIM
10
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$8.05M -$5.24M -115,373 -40%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.87M +$3.89M +85,732 +99%
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.53M
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.4M -$6.11M -134,600 -45%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.41M -$12.4M -274,138 -66%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$6.24M -$1.74M -38,319 -22%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.18M -$10.2M -225,419 -67%
SAM
17
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$4.74M -$1.04M -23,004 -18%
SB
18
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$4.56M -$1.62M -35,684 -26%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.51M -$8.7M -191,646 -66%
Baird Financial Group
20
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.41M -$3.8M -83,791 -47%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.36M +$521K +11,476 +14%
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.12M -$28.6M -629,365 -87%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.94M +$1.06M +23,455 +37%
FHA
24
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$3.53M
SI
25
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$3.51M -$148K -3,251 -4%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

124 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $430M — down 75% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of FXG and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $3.89M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $626M sold.

  • 124 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q4 2016, down from 146 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $430M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 75% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.89M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $626M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.