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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $123M → $169M (+$46.4M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 21

7.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.28% → 66.03% (+7.8%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 72 (-14)

65% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
72
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-16.28%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
24
Reduced
21
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$14.9M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.47M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$6.25M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$5.69M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$5.51M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$1.79M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.27M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.06M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$870K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$770K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
76
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$318K -12,552 Closed
LFAS
77
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
– -$256K -10,088 Closed
TSS
78
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$239K -9,433 Closed
CC
79
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$220K -8,656 Closed
SWP
80
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$201K -7,923 Closed
RFM
81
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– -$107K -4,243 Closed
BFEC
82
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$13K -502 Closed
RPG
83
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
– -$12K -472 Closed
BC
84
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
– -$8K -322 Closed
BCWM
85
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
– -$8.17K -322 Closed
FCMT
86
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
– -$8K -300 Closed
MA
87
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
– -$5K -208 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
88
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$2K -90 Closed
SQA
89
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$2K -84 Closed
Deutsche Bank
90
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$1K -69 Closed
FHA
91
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
– +$845 +33 New
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FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

72 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $169M — up 38% from $123M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of FXU and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $14.9M. The largest seller was Simplicity Solutions, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.79M sold.

  • 72 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q2 2018, down from 86 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $169M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $14.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Simplicity Solutions, an estimated $1.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.