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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 86 (+9)

1.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.23% → 58.28% (-2%)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $172M → $123M (-$49.7M)

78% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
86
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.69%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
9
Reduced
40
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
+$1.77M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$981K
3
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$544K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$470K
5
PSF
Pacific Sun Financial
California
+$341K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$20.7M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$7.39M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.16M
4
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
-$3.87M
5
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$2.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BRC
76
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$6K +$100 +4 +2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
77
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6K +$6.27K +250 New
GWM
78
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K -$25.1K -1,000 -83%
MWM
79
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$5K -$4.04K -161 -44%
MA
80
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$5K – – –
VFA
81
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$4K +$4.44K +177 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
82
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
83
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2K – – –
SQA
84
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$2K +$2.11K +84 New
Deutsche Bank
85
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1K +$1.73K +69 New
Jane Street
86
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.61M -61,759 Closed
Millennium Management
87
Millennium Management
New York
– -$494K -18,999 Closed
FAAS
88
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$166K -6,374 Closed
WP
89
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
– -$14K -525 Closed
LA
90
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$13K -520 Closed
KJWM
91
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
– -$7K -299 Closed
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FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

86 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $123M — down 29% from $172M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FXU positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Simplicity Solutions, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.77M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $20.7M.

  • 86 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q1 2018, up from 77 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $123M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2018, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Simplicity Solutions, an estimated $1.77M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.