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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

99 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.24B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.78%84.28% (+0.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10499 (-5)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.24B (-$169M)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

72% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
99
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.81%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
14
Increased
16
Reduced
57
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Koshinski Asset Management
51
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$693K +$19.5K +753 +3%
FFS
52
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$686K -$14.4K -554 -2%
HI
53
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$686K -$14.4K -554 -2%
PFS
54
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$649K -$487K -18,798 -44%
RIA
55
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$647K -$588K -22,666 -48%
VFA
56
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$637K +$46.2K +1,781 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
57
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$601K +$109K +4,185 +23%
FHC
58
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$583K -$22.1K -852 -4%
WF
59
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$502K
IA
60
IFP Advisors
Florida
$499K -$26.2K -1,012 -5%
BIG
61
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$465K +$451K +17,380 New
SG Americas Securities
62
SG Americas Securities
New York
$426K -$357K -13,767 -46%
Goldman Sachs
63
Goldman Sachs
New York
$359K +$348K +13,426 New
SI
64
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$356K -$96.9K -3,737 -22%
MFBTD
65
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$345K +$335K +12,902 New
WA
66
WFG Advisors
Texas
$338K +$146K +5,644 +81%
VAM
67
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$320K -$311K -11,989 -50%
Citigroup
68
Citigroup
New York
$320K +$20.8K +803 +7%
KA
69
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$320K +$57.2K +2,205 +23%
TSS
70
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$303K +$294K +11,327 New
CC
71
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$293K -$69.6K -2,684 -20%
LFAS
72
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$267K +$259K +10,003 New
NA
73
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$260K +$2.75K +106 +1%
AI
74
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$254K -$124K -4,770 -33%
FAAS
75
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$249K -$219K -8,456 -48%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

99 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.24B — down 12% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of FXU and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $3.72M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $60M.

  • 99 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2016, down from 104 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.24B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $3.72M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $60M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.