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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.59%86.04% (+4.5%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.17B (+$15.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 107104 (-3)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 45

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
104
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.8%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
7
Increased
37
Reduced
45
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$515M -$31.2M -1,128,322 -6%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$124M -$8.23M -298,073 -6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$105M +$4.05M +146,838 +4%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$47.1M +$2.46M +88,965 +5%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.3M -$2.78M -100,669 -6%
RIG
6
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$41.1M +$450K +16,294 +1%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$38.7M -$73.5K -2,661 -0.2%
MML Investors Services
8
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$34.6M +$35.1M +1,272,486 New
Bank of Montreal
9
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$24.5M -$2.14M -77,622 -8%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.5M +$23.6M +855,755 +1,898%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.6M -$38.3K -1,387 -0.2%
NC
12
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$13.5M -$742K -26,861 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.5M -$20.2K -731 -0.2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$9.97M +$409K +14,818 +4%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.49M -$2.12M -76,832 -22%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.46M -$1.4M -50,561 -16%
ODG
17
O'Dell Group
Ohio
$7.45M +$303K +10,962 +4%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$5.62M +$1.49M +53,892 +35%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
19
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.41M +$68.4K +2,478 +1%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$5.1M +$1.15M +41,475 +28%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.83M -$326K -11,825 -6%
Baird Financial Group
22
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.82M +$103K +3,747 +2%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$4.65M -$283K -10,242 -6%
TFA
24
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$4.45M -$381K -13,794 -8%
NA
25
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$3.66M +$97.2K +3,521 +3%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

104 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.17B — up 1.3% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of FXU and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was MML Investors Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.1M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $31.2M.

  • 104 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q2 2017, down from 107 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was MML Investors Services, an estimated $35.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $31.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.