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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.72%39.33% (-0.39%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9593 (-2)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $147M → $125M (-$21.5M)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
93
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.11%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
16
Reduced
40
Closed
15
Calls
$272K
Puts
Net Calls
+$272K
Net Calls Change
+$272K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.5M -$6.84M -141,306 -21%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$17.3M -$1.88M -38,763 -10%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.32M -$1.3M -26,762 -12%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.76M -$150K -3,098 -2%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$5.73M -$692K -14,285 -10%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.16M +$4.5K +93 +0.1%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.19M -$2.18M -45,037 -34%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.92M +$4.05M +83,605 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.62M +$1.03M +21,272 +38%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.4M -$149K -3,068 -4%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.4M -$398K -8,212 -10%
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$2.64M -$8.57K -177 -0.3%
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.53M +$48.7K +1,006 +2%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.53M +$169K +3,496 +7%
SWM
15
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$2.1M +$2.17M +44,805 New
AG
16
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2.03M -$46.5K -961 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.67M +$65.1K +1,344 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.51M -$178K -3,672 -10%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.38M +$104K +2,148 +8%
MAS
20
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.12M -$6.05K -125 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.1M +$1.14M +23,533 New
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.09M -$1.83M -37,779 -62%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.03M -$10.1K -208 -0.9%
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.02M +$1.05M +21,718 New
RIA
25
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$987K +$48.4K +1,000 +5%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

93 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $125M — down 15% from $147M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of FXG and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.05M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.84M.

  • 93 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q1 2018, down from 95 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $125M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $4.05M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.84M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.