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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
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104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.59% → 86.04% (+4.5%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.17B (+$15.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 107 → 104 (-3)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 45

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
104
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.8%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
7
Increased
37
Reduced
45
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$35.1M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$23.6M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.05M
4
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
+$3M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$2.46M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$31.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.23M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.78M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$2.14M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TIM
101
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$7K – – –
MA
102
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$6K +$5.74K +208 New
ACM
103
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2K +$1.99K +72 New
VF
104
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.55M -56,637 Closed
IAA
105
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
– -$963K -34,943 Closed
VEA
106
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
– -$611K -22,301 Closed
TSS
107
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$456K -16,643 Closed
SPC
108
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$391K -14,272 Closed
RWM
109
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
– -$361K -13,185 Closed
NPC
110
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$232K -8,450 Closed
MAS
111
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
– -$72K -2,635 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
112
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$11K -412 Closed
AWMS
113
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
– -$9K -337 Closed
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FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

104 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.17B — up 1.3% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FXU and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.1M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $31.2M.

  • 104 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q2 2017, down from 107 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $35.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $31.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.