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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5444 (-10)

23.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.12%66.58% (-24%)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 21

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 16

73% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $521M → $140M (-$381M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
44
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-18.52%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
21
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$269K -$111K -4,814 -29%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$247K -$150K -6,499 -37%
FHC
28
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$246K +$250K +10,880 New
NA
29
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$211K -$26.2K -1,137 -11%
SI
30
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$209K
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$196K +$97.6K +4,240 +96%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$119K +$121K +5,244 New
PAG
33
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$77K -$772K -33,542 -91%
MAS
34
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$60K
MFS
35
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$42K -$806 -35 -2%
NES
36
New England Securities
New York
$30K -$1.43K -62 -4%
NFG
37
Next Financial Group
Texas
$25K
WEC
38
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$21.5K -$122K -5,322 -85%
BC
39
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$20K
WA
40
WFG Advisors
Texas
$17K -$184 -8 -1%
BRWM
41
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$16K -$1.22M -52,983 -99%
RIA
42
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$15K -$1.57M -68,303 -99%
TIM
43
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$6K
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$1K -$348K -15,126 -100%
FSIM
45
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$223M -9,345,123 Closed
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$30.4M -1,276,596 Closed
BFA
47
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$22.8M -956,818 Closed
NCM
48
Niemann Capital Management
Nevada
-$14.8M -621,808 Closed
PI
49
Placemark Investments
Illinois
-$9.84M -412,506 Closed
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$40.6M -170,321 Closed

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

44 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $140M — down 73% from $521M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of FXU and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $8.23M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $223M sold.

  • 44 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2014, down from 54 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $140M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2014, down 73% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $8.23M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $223M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.