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First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $160M invested in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 10

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8792 (+5)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $160M (-$5.15M)

5.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.69%43.88% (-5.8%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
92
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.75%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
16
Increased
20
Reduced
29
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$42M +$8.39M +176,154 +25%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$20.9M -$3.27M -68,748 -13%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.7M -$404K -8,496 -4%
Stifel Financial
4
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.57M +$288K +6,041 +3%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.41M -$4.27M -89,684 -33%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.19M -$4.18M -87,839 -44%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$5.07M -$3.63M -76,269 -41%
SPL
8
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$4.79M +$12.1K +255 +0.3%
AG
9
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.91M +$2.55M +53,657 +181%
SWM
10
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$3.58M -$18.2K -382 -0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.46M +$764K +16,043 +28%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.21M -$97.3K -2,043 -3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.11M -$43.5K -913 -1%
SI
14
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$2.96M +$202K +4,244 +7%
WP
15
WealthSource Partners
California
$2.75M +$2.79M +58,689 New
BTS
16
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.75M +$354K +7,446 +15%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.65M +$880K +18,476 +48%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$2.44M -$43.5K -914 -2%
TRCT
19
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.79M +$1.81M +38,111 New
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71M -$406K -8,522 -19%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.46M -$125K -2,629 -8%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.2M +$637K +13,373 +109%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.18M -$81.4K -1,709 -6%
BCM
24
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
$1.14M +$1.15M +24,196 New
MAS
25
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.1M

FXG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $160M — down 3.1% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FXG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.39M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.18M sold.

  • 92 institutional investors held First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund (FXG) as of Q3 2018, up from 87 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $160M of First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2018, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.39M added.
  • The largest First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.