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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
KA
76
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$253K +$8.86K +332 +4%
NA
77
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$249K -$7.35M -275,360 -97%
NPC
78
National Planning Corporation
California
$243K -$28.7K -1,077 -10%
DADC
79
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$238K
WS
80
Wedbush Securities
California
$226K
CAM
81
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$203K -$11.4K -429 -5%
WA
82
WFG Advisors
Texas
$181K +$39.6K +1,485 +27%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
83
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$103K +$27.7K +1,039 +35%
GWM
84
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$98K +$29.4K +1,100 +41%
SAM
85
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$92K -$15M -561,973 -99%
WP
86
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$55.1K -$76.6K -2,872 -57%
PFBT
87
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$44K
HIIFS
88
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$41K
IPC
89
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$39K
NFG
90
Next Financial Group
Texas
$30K +$20K +750 +188%
HI
91
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$28K -$853K -31,968 -97%
ASN
92
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$25K +$17.6K +660 +208%
WEC
93
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$24.6K
Fifth Third Bancorp
94
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$21K +$6.3K +236 +41%
AIM
95
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$20K
BWA
96
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$18K
FANJ
97
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$16K
AWMS
98
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$14K
MSFP
99
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$7K +$7.39K +277 New
TIM
100
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$6K

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.