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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

99 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.24B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.78%84.28% (+0.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10499 (-5)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.24B (-$169M)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

72% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
99
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.81%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
14
Increased
16
Reduced
57
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HFS
26
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.64M +$352K +13,595 +11%
FHA
27
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$3.62M
SAM
28
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.62M -$411K -15,840 -10%
AIM
29
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$2.9M -$338K -13,017 -11%
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.61M +$16.7K +646 +0.7%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.43M -$400K -15,432 -15%
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.22M -$319K -12,294 -13%
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.13M -$85.8K -3,311 -4%
LFG
34
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$1.93M -$1.34M -51,491 -42%
AP
35
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$1.54M -$71.3K -2,750 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.4M -$68.7K -2,648 -5%
AG
37
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.19M -$69K -2,662 -6%
IH
38
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.14M -$2.1M -80,863 -66%
SPC
39
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.13M +$215K +8,298 +25%
MWM
40
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$1.13M +$125K +4,808 +13%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$1.11M -$16.4K -632 -1%
UCFA
42
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.09M -$688K -26,534 -39%
Commonwealth Equity Services
43
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.01M -$28.7K -1,106 -3%
BFEC
44
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$945K -$24.5K -945 -3%
PAG
45
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$944K -$516K -19,918 -36%
SFI
46
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$937K +$909K +35,067 New
GS
47
Girard Securities
California
$862K +$67.5K +2,604 +9%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$823K -$105K -4,044 -12%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$795K -$1.86M -71,830 -71%
OC
50
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$732K -$80.6K -3,107 -10%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

99 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.24B — down 12% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of FXU and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $3.72M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $60M.

  • 99 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2016, down from 104 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.24B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.72M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $60M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.