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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.41B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 11

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.94%83.78% (-0.16%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 106104 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.5B → $1.41B (-$86.9M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 44

Holders
104
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
2.77%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
44
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$631M -$25.6M -960,327 -4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$169M -$8.33M -312,139 -5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$118M +$10.3M +384,313 +9%
RIG
4
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$58.7M -$1.4M -52,570 -2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$54.9M +$452K +16,951 +0.8%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$47.8M -$12.2M -458,890 -20%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$43.9M +$2.23M +83,654 +5%
Bank of Montreal
8
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$28.2M +$2.16M +80,909 +8%
HA
9
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$26.4M -$773K -28,966 -3%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$25.9M +$1.45M +54,311 +6%
MFS
11
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$25.8M -$1.44M -53,790 -5%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$18M +$6.2M +232,214 +51%
NC
13
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$17.4M +$12.5M +468,150 +230%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$12.3M +$12.6M +472,427 New
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.7M -$1.19M -44,549 -9%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.93M -$707K -26,478 -6%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$8.43M -$1.79M -66,925 -17%
TFA
18
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$7.71M +$2.08M +77,967 +36%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
19
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.2M +$5.24M +196,436 +241%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.5M -$1.85M -69,410 -22%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.26M -$145K -5,433 -2%
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5.04M +$4.12M +154,288 +384%
SAM
23
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$3.92M +$2.8M +104,920 +227%
FHA
24
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$3.62M -$501K -18,769 -12%
NA
25
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$3.59M +$2.66M +99,646 +257%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

104 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.41B — down 5.8% from $1.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FXU positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 34 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $25.6M.

  • 104 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2016, down from 106 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.41B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $25.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.