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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.5B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 9

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 35

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94106 (+12)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.5B (+$106M)

5.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.87%83.94% (-5.9%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+12.77%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
21
Increased
40
Reduced
35
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$683M -$37.1M -1,448,769 -5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$184M +$10.2M +398,343 +6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$113M -$5.18M -202,019 -5%
RIG
4
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$62.6M +$59.3M +2,315,561 New
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$62.2M +$7.9M +308,270 +15%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$56.8M +$3.61M +140,977 +7%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$43.5M +$19.4M +757,908 +89%
MFS
8
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$28.3M +$4.33M +169,212 +19%
HA
9
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$28.3M -$505K -19,728 -2%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$27.2M -$16.6M -649,940 -39%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$25.6M +$1.81M +70,480 +8%
SAM
12
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$15.3M -$2.23M -87,049 -13%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.4M +$2.4M +93,716 +23%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.4M +$9.01M +351,774 +334%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$11.1M -$540K -21,099 -5%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$10.9M -$5.21M -203,464 -34%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.66M +$1.58M +61,824 +24%
NA
18
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$7.7M +$7.3M +284,974 New
BTS
19
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.67M +$3.38M +132,101 +115%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.52M +$5.93M +231,449 +2,348%
TFA
21
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$5.93M +$744K +29,057 +15%
NC
22
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.5M +$1.72M +67,301 +49%
SG Americas Securities
23
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.05M +$4.31M +168,060 +894%
SG
24
Societe Generale
$5.05M +$4.79M +186,866 New
BFA
25
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.45M -$3.5M -136,688 -45%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

106 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.5B — up 7.6% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new FXU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $59.3M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $37.1M.

  • 106 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q2 2016, up from 94 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.5B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2016, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $59.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $37.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.