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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $95.1M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $63.4M → $95.1M (+$31.7M)

12.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.2%60.88% (+13%)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5144 (-7)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
44
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-13.73%
% of All Funds
1.23%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
4
Increased
18
Reduced
16
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.6M +$6.76M +299,673 +63%
BCM
2
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$16.1M +$16.1M +711,681 New
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.3M +$11M +489,488 +262%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$9.82M +$3.33M +147,777 +52%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.58M -$3.47M -153,850 -35%
FEG
6
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$5.6M +$758K +33,589 +16%
SAM
7
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$4.88M +$234K +10,372 +5%
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.69M +$1.64M +72,801 +159%
RPG
9
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$2.26M +$1.4M +62,036 +164%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.12M -$1.75M -77,412 -45%
VF
11
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.42M +$1.18M +52,404 +517%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.01M +$9.81K +435 +1%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$921K +$17.2K +762 +2%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$865K -$358K -15,864 -30%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$834K -$83.7K -3,709 -9%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$833K -$76.9K -3,408 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$701K -$1.5M -66,454 -68%
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$615K -$31.5K -1,396 -5%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$495K +$453K +20,087 +1,122%
HF
20
HRT Financial
New York
$468K +$467K +20,689 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$449K +$2.03K +90 +0.5%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$407K +$156K +6,928 +63%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$396K -$28.2K -1,251 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$376K -$1.28M -56,700 -77%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$335K -$572K -25,354 -63%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

44 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $95.1M — up 50% from $63.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FXU and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $3.47M.

  • 44 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2015, down from 51 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $95.1M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2015, up 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $3.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.