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First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund

149 hedge funds and large institutions have $497M invested in First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143149 (+6)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.78%55.39% (+0.61%)

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $686M → $497M (-$189M)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 64

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.2%
% of All Funds
3.32%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
32
Increased
35
Reduced
64
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.23M +$20.2K +684 +0.8%
HighTower Advisors
27
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.11M +$87.7K +2,970 +4%
PFS
28
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.95M +$205K +6,928 +11%
BA
29
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$1.94M +$7.59K +257 +0.4%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.91M +$145K +4,903 +7%
OC
31
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.86M +$298K +10,092 +17%
MIAN
32
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.71M -$6.64K -225 -0.4%
AW
33
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.6M -$146K -4,960 -8%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.59M -$4.56M -154,442 -72%
LFAS
35
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.5M -$24.9K -843 -1%
DADC
36
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.42M +$244K +8,275 +19%
Jane Street
37
Jane Street
New York
$1.41M -$1.79M -60,454 -54%
HFS
38
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.32M +$119K +4,031 +9%
ACM
39
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.19M +$50.6K +1,714 +4%
CAN
40
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.11M -$266K -9,006 -18%
Baird Financial Group
41
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.11M +$21.6K +730 +2%
BFEC
42
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.09M -$231K -7,833 -16%
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.08M -$259K -8,765 -18%
RCG
44
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$1.06M +$485K +16,428 +72%
VBFG
45
Vishria Bird Financial Group
Tennessee
$1M -$16.3K -552 -1%
SS
46
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$972K +$1.06M +36,008 New
BRWA
47
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$953K -$125K -4,230 -11%
EAM
48
Eukles Asset Management
Ohio
$944K +$1.03M +34,938 New
CAC
49
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$935K -$20K -677 -2%
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$885K -$3.87M -131,065 -80%

FXO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

149 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (FXO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $497M — down 28% from $686M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new FXO positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, adding an estimated $8.53M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $27M.

  • 149 institutional investors held First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (FXO) as of Q4 2018, up from 143 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $497M of First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $8.53M added.
  • The largest First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.