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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $312M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 124119 (-5)

4.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.74%49.52% (-4.2%)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 22

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $430M → $312M (-$118M)

74% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 68

Holders
119
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.03%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
18
Reduced
68
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54M -$21.8M -472,533 -29%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$53.8M -$20.8M -450,355 -28%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$22.7M +$1.01M +21,923 +5%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.9M -$9.07M -196,559 -36%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15.8M -$6.81M -147,539 -30%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$14M -$2.92M -63,226 -17%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.67M -$2.37M -51,353 -20%
AIM
8
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$7.67M -$445K -9,651 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.63M +$173K +3,751 +3%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.24M -$6.63M -143,702 -52%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$5.38M -$911K -19,730 -14%
Baird Financial Group
12
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$5.32M +$874K +18,937 +20%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.32M -$2.62M -56,691 -33%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.03M +$2.31M +49,976 +85%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.89M -$334K -7,241 -6%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.8M -$163K -3,530 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.45M -$1.11M -23,953 -24%
IH
18
IFC Holdings
Florida
$3.3M +$2.91M +62,993 +737%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.21M -$4.25M -92,156 -57%
SAM
20
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.15M -$1.64M -35,536 -34%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.04M +$123K +2,672 +4%
AIM
22
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2.95M +$47.4K +1,027 +2%
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.7M -$6.6K -143 -0.2%
BFA
24
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.65M +$2.65M +57,478 New
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.44M +$2.44M +52,810 New

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

119 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $312M — down 28% from $430M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of FXG and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was IFC Holdings, adding an estimated $2.91M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $21.8M.

  • 119 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q1 2017, down from 124 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $312M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2017, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2017 was IFC Holdings, an estimated $2.91M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $21.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.