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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $146M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $343K | Put options by funds: $225K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6663 (-3)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 26

80% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $739M → $146M (-$593M)

137.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 199.04%61.89% (-137%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
26
Closed
14
Calls
$343K
Puts
$225K
Net Calls
+$118K
Net Calls Change
+$621K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.3M +$6.29M +255,941 +40%
HA
2
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$21.3M +$1.46M +59,314 +7%
SAM
3
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$21.3M -$1.56M -63,679 -7%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.4M +$3.25M +132,115 +43%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$7.54M -$1.14M -46,386 -13%
FHA
6
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$6.95M -$445K -18,095 -6%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.93M -$91.6M -3,727,601 -93%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.91M -$1.56M -63,415 -23%
SAM
9
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$4.85M +$2.44M +99,293 +94%
AIM
10
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$4.72M -$2.45M -99,616 -33%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.5M +$2.95M +120,203 +429%
BTS
12
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.68M -$5.55M -225,721 -95%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.38M +$2.47M +100,639 New
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.24M -$5.29M -215,424 -69%
TRCT
15
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.1M +$1.46M +59,276 +201%
VF
16
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.02M +$2.1M +85,456 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.66M -$1.22M -49,548 -41%
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.6M -$320K -13,017 -16%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$1.58M +$1.64M +66,805 New
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.26M +$1.31M +53,117 New
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.25M +$1.06M +43,129 +448%
PFS
22
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$988K -$470K -19,129 -31%
ACM
23
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$988K +$493K +20,058 +92%
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$893K +$59K +2,402 +7%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$857K +$891K +36,253 New

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $146M — down 80% from $739M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.29M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $355M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q1 2015, down from 66 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $146M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2015, down 80% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.29M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2015 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $355M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.