We are live on ! Find out more
FXU icon

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.41B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 11

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.94%83.78% (-0.16%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 106104 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.5B → $1.41B (-$86.9M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
104
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
2.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
44
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$903K -$110K -4,107 -11%
SPC
52
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$877K +$903K +33,824 New
OC
53
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$791K +$18.4K +691 +2%
SG Americas Securities
54
SG Americas Securities
New York
$770K -$4.19M -157,167 -84%
GS
55
Girard Securities
California
$769K -$91.1K -3,414 -10%
HI
56
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$680K -$48.8K -1,828 -7%
FFS
57
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$680K -$6.83K -256 -1%
Koshinski Asset Management
58
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$653K +$17K +638 +3%
VAM
59
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$622K -$20.1K -752 -3%
FHC
60
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$588K -$238K -8,931 -28%
VFA
61
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$571K +$961 +36 +0.2%
RPG
62
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$549K -$350K -13,121 -38%
IA
63
IFP Advisors
Florida
$510K -$47.1K -1,764 -8%
HF
64
HRT Financial
New York
$496K +$511K +19,143 New
WF
65
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$487K
ACM
66
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$482K -$74K -2,774 -13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
67
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$475K -$377K -14,122 -44%
WI
68
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$464K +$477K +17,885 New
FAAS
69
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$461K +$177K +6,639 +60%
SI
70
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$443K -$326K -12,211 -42%
BRWA
71
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$385K -$20.9K -784 -5%
AI
72
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$370K -$60.1K -2,253 -14%
CC
73
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$353K +$364K +13,622 New
Citigroup
74
Citigroup
New York
$290K +$12.7K +474 +4%
PTC
75
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$255K +$263K +9,854 New

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

104 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.41B — down 5.8% from $1.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FXU positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 34 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $25.6M.

  • 104 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2016, down from 106 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.41B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $25.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.