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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.09B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 38

2.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.04%83.6% (-2.4%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 104100 (-4)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.09B (-$82.2M)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
100
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
38
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$486M -$27.4M -992,713 -5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$130M +$6.47M +234,780 +5%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$107M +$2.68M +97,109 +3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$45.8M +$7.5M +272,058 +19%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.9M -$115K -4,158 -0.3%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.4M -$5.56M -201,859 -12%
RIG
7
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$41.2M +$306K +11,115 +0.7%
MML Investors Services
8
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$22.9M -$11.7M -424,944 -33%
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.7M +$215K +7,810 +1%
BTS
10
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$14M +$9.08M +329,484 +176%
NC
11
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$13.5M -$93.2K -3,381 -0.7%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.6M +$5.25M +190,435 +69%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.7M +$211K +7,644 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$10.1M +$215K +7,815 +2%
ODG
15
O'Dell Group
Ohio
$7.8M +$397K +14,423 +5%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$6.59M +$2.01M +73,011 +43%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.18M -$202K -7,322 -4%
HFS
18
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.67M -$945K -34,302 -17%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$4.26M +$1.34M +48,619 +45%
Baird Financial Group
20
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.16M -$652K -23,667 -13%
NA
21
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$4.11M +$380K +13,778 +10%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.98M +$504K +18,286 +14%
TFA
23
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3.94M -$495K -17,967 -11%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.86M +$282K +10,232 +8%
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.05M +$3.11M +112,871 New

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

100 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.09B — down 7% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of FXU and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was BB&T Securities, adding an estimated $9.08M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $27.4M.

  • 100 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2017, down from 104 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.09B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2017, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $9.08M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $27.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.