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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

91 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 9

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 18

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7691 (+15)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206M → $243M (+$36.9M)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.46%62.89% (+1.4%)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+19.74%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
24
Increased
34
Reduced
18
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LA
26
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$1.13M +$1.18M +42,340 New
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.11M +$703K +25,140 +152%
AA
28
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$1.06M +$1.07M +38,327 +38,327%
Baird Financial Group
29
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.02M -$24.2K -867 -2%
PFS
30
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$941K +$969K +34,665 New
Koshinski Asset Management
31
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$939K -$19.1K -682 -2%
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$928K -$836K -29,913 -46%
RFM
33
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$873K +$912K +32,620 New
NFG
34
Next Financial Group
Texas
$860K +$868K +31,049 +2,888%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$757K +$271K +9,691 +52%
VCM
36
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$627K +$654K +23,400 New
AG
37
Advisor Group
Arizona
$584K +$307K +10,988 +101%
DBRC
38
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
$560K +$584K +20,901 New
SB
39
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$550K +$81.6K +2,917 +16%
ASN
40
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$506K +$518K +18,536 +4,969%
CWM
41
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$442K +$80.7K +2,888 +21%
SPIA
42
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$436K +$7.3K +261 +2%
MML Investors Services
43
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$403K -$105K -3,765 -20%
TSS
44
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$386K +$114K +4,076 +39%
HFS
45
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$382K -$43.1K -1,542 -10%
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$364K -$68.6K -2,452 -15%
IAA
47
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$349K +$355K +12,706 New
RIA
48
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$348K +$147K +5,272 +68%
LFG
49
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$331K -$28.9K -1,034 -8%
CIAS
50
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$330K -$1.26K -45 -0.4%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

91 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $243M — up 18% from $206M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new FXU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Niemann Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.67M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $4.02M.

  • 91 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2018, up from 76 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $243M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Niemann Capital Management, an estimated $9.67M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $4.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.