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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.09B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 38

2.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.04% → 83.6% (-2.4%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 100 (-4)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.09B (-$82.2M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
100
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
38
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
+$9.08M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$7.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.47M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$5.25M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$3.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$27.4M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$24.8M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$23.4M
4
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$11.7M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$5.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
101
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
– -$3.08M -113,300 Closed
AIM
102
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
– -$2.5M -92,144 Closed
GFPC
103
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$741K -27,263 Closed
SWM
104
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
– -$450K -16,568 Closed
TCM
105
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$447K -16,470 Closed
AI
106
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$377K -13,884 Closed
CI
107
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$340K -12,427 Closed
CC
108
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$274K -10,071 Closed
DADC
109
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$208K -7,665 Closed
VWA
110
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
– -$60K -2,224 Closed
RFWA
111
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
– -$54.1K -1,993 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
112
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$16K -572 Closed
MSFP
113
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
– -$8K -277 Closed
ACM
114
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$2K -72 Closed
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FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

100 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.09B — down 7% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXU and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was BB&T Securities, adding an estimated $9.08M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $27.4M.

  • 100 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2017, down from 104 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.09B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $9.08M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.