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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 20

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169M → $206M (+$36.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7276 (+4)

4.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.03%61.46% (-4.6%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$447K -$1.11M -41,050 -72%
IA
27
IFP Advisors
Florida
$444K -$2.36K -87 -0.5%
SPIA
28
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$442K +$20.4K +752 +5%
HFS
29
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$435K -$141K -5,181 -25%
BA
30
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$422K +$7.41K +273 +2%
LFG
31
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$370K
CIAS
32
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$341K -$8.96K -330 -3%
NA
33
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$332K +$5.08K +187 +2%
ACI
34
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$330K +$316K +11,629 New
BFEC
35
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$320K +$315K +11,614 New
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$318K +$313K +11,524 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$313K -$1.36M -50,044 -81%
PNC Financial Services Group
38
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$308K +$10.1K +373 +3%
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$299K +$55.5K +2,044 +23%
TSS
40
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$285K +$281K +10,348 New
FAIM
41
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$216K -$107K -3,958 -34%
CAN
42
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$215K -$38.4K -1,416 -15%
RIA
43
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$213K -$131K -4,828 -38%
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$206K -$12.4K -457 -6%
SWP
45
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$205K +$202K +7,438 New
AP
46
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$186K +$183K +6,747 New
Citigroup
47
Citigroup
New York
$128K +$11.3K +416 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$84K +$63.1K +2,324 +320%
SWM
49
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$72K
WTC
50
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$69K

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

76 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $206M — up 22% from $169M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FXU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $4.14M.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2018, up from 72 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $206M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.