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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $125M → $165M (+$39.2M)

10.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.33%49.69% (+10%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9387 (-6)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 34

Holders
87
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
1.99%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
18
Reduced
34
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.9M +$9.11M +196,223 +38%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$24.3M +$6.8M +146,496 +40%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.7M +$3.26M +70,305 +35%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.1M +$7.58M +163,198 +225%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.35M +$2.53M +54,457 +38%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$8.69M +$2.89M +62,158 +51%
Stifel Financial
7
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.32M +$5.7M +122,703 +228%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.18M -$8.91K -192 -0.2%
SPL
9
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$4.8M +$4.73M +101,935 New
SWM
10
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$3.61M +$3.56M +76,592 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.32M -$96.1K -2,071 -3%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.17M -$1.02M -21,979 -25%
SI
13
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.77M +$2.73M +58,748 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.71M -$908K -19,570 -25%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$2.49M -$156K -3,366 -6%
BTS
16
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.41M -$132K -2,854 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.12M +$2.08M +44,896 New
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.8M -$2.11M -45,485 -54%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.59M -$88.2K -1,901 -5%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.4M -$634K -13,666 -32%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.38M
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.26M -$255K -5,485 -17%
MAS
23
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.11M -$19.1K -411 -2%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.08M +$46K +991 +4%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.05M +$23.8K +512 +2%

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

87 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $165M — up 31% from $125M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXG and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.11M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.11M.

  • 87 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q2 2018, down from 93 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $165M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.11M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $2.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.