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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $82M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 7

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4452 (+8)

1.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.88%62.04% (+1.2%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $95.1M → $82M (-$13.1M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 (-4)

Holders
52
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
14
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
51
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5 +$45 +2 +0.9%
BCM
52
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$16.1M -711,681 Closed
FEG
53
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$5.6M -247,279 Closed
VF
54
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.42M -62,536 Closed
HF
55
HRT Financial
New York
-$468K -20,689 Closed
CA
56
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
-$226K -9,931 Closed
MAS
57
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
-$59K -2,635 Closed
AP
58
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
-$33K -1,455 Closed

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

52 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $82M — down 14% from $95.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FXU positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $7.28M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.1M sold.

  • 52 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2015, up from 44 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $82M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.28M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $16.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.