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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $739M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

427% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $739M (+$599M)

288% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 8

132.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.58%199.04% (+132%)

122% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 9

50% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4466 (+22)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $503K

Holders
66
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
31
Increased
20
Reduced
9
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
$503K
Net Calls
-$503K
Net Calls Change
-$503K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$355M +$342M +14,281,304 New
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$100M +$5.09M +212,805 +6%
BTS
3
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$59M +$5.67M +237,060 New
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$42.8M +$41.1M +1,718,665 New
BFA
5
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$30.2M +$29M +1,213,913 New
SAM
6
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$24M +$23M +963,267 New
HA
7
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$20.9M +$20.1M +841,624 New
PI
8
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$16.7M +$16M +669,538 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.1M +$5.64M +235,711 +57%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$9.09M +$3.9M +163,147 +81%
FHA
11
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$7.89M +$7.46M +311,610 New
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.72M +$7.03M +293,714 +1,780%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.7M -$2.6M -108,590 -26%
AIM
14
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$7.44M +$1.33M +55,514 +23%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.75M +$6.49M +271,290 New
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.1M +$2.98M +124,500 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$2.98M +$1.03M +43,172 +56%
SAM
18
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$2.64M -$53K -2,216 -2%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2M +$1.93M +80,530 New
PFS
20
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.51M +$857K +35,811 +143%
SS
21
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$1.27M +$1.22M +51,149 New
VAM
22
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$948K +$912K +38,101 New
TH
23
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$902K +$867K +36,240 New
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$880K +$585K +24,433 +224%
CAM
25
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$749K +$717K +29,961 New

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

66 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $739M — up 427% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new FXU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $342M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $4.13M.

  • 66 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2014, up from 44 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $739M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 427% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $342M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $4.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.