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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $172M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10077 (-23)

23.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.6%60.23% (-23%)

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 40

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 38

84% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $172M (-$916M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
77
Holders Change
-23
Holders Change %
-23%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
9
Reduced
38
Closed
40
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$635K -$510K -18,793 -44%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$629K -$12M -440,551 -95%
HFS
28
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$620K -$4.04M -148,798 -86%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$598K -$433K -15,954 -41%
MML Investors Services
30
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$541K -$22.4M -826,745 -98%
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$494K +$515K +18,999 New
RIA
32
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$469K -$231K -8,533 -32%
IA
33
IFP Advisors
Florida
$453K -$153K -5,642 -24%
LFG
34
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$437K
BA
35
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$387K +$404K +14,877 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$383K -$181K -6,689 -31%
FAIM
37
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$383K +$400K +14,732 New
CIAS
38
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$352K -$3.77K -139 -1%
SWP
39
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$329K -$32.3K -1,192 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$321K -$37.5K -1,384 -10%
LFAS
41
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$264K -$9.6K -354 -3%
SPIA
42
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$196K +$115K +4,227 +127%
FAAS
43
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$166K -$47.7K -1,758 -22%
SG Americas Securities
44
SG Americas Securities
New York
$126K -$26.2K -966 -17%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$115K -$177K -6,536 -60%
RFM
46
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$110K
SWM
47
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$106K +$111K +4,079 New
ASN
48
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$104K -$14.7K -542 -12%
BTIS
49
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$84K +$18.2K +670 +26%
MOS
50
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$83K +$87.1K +3,209 New

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

77 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $172M — down 84% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of FXU and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, adding an estimated $1.42M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $486M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2017, down from 100 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $172M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 40 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, an estimated $1.42M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $486M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.