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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.76%39.72% (-3%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9895 (-3)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $178M → $147M (-$30.7M)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 16

55% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 42

Holders
95
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.06%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
42
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.3M -$2.37M -50,668 -7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$19.8M -$9.73M -207,771 -34%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11M +$160K +3,416 +2%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.16M +$1.72M +36,772 +33%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$6.64M -$1.49M -31,887 -19%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.53M -$1.91M -40,763 -23%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.36M +$327K +6,986 +7%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.93M -$86.8K -1,853 -2%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.93M -$3.34M -71,386 -47%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.68M -$479K -10,237 -12%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$3.2M +$2.47M +52,706 +405%
MML Investors Services
12
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.97M +$76.2K +1,627 +3%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$2.74M -$1.13M -24,084 -30%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.72M -$44K -940 -2%
BTS
15
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.58M -$32.1K -685 -1%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.46M -$108K -2,313 -4%
VF
17
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.16M -$865K -18,463 -29%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.16M -$149K -3,178 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.75M -$2.8M -59,882 -62%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.67M +$119K +2,541 +8%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.33M +$86.3K +1,844 +7%
MAS
22
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.17M +$27.5K +588 +3%
SB
23
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.14M -$210K -4,480 -16%
HH
24
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.14M +$1.09M +23,369 New
FAAS
25
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.09M +$23.5K +501 +2%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

95 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $147M — down 17% from $178M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FXG and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $2.47M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $9.73M.

  • 95 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q4 2017, down from 98 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $147M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.47M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $9.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.