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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $172M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% less funds holding

Funds holding: 10077 (-23)

23.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.6%60.23% (-23%)

58% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 40

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 38

84% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.09B → $172M (-$916M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
77
Holders Change
-23
Holders Change %
-23%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
9
Reduced
38
Closed
40
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RIG
1
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$40M +$285K +10,492 +0.7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$38.4M -$90.6M -3,337,880 -69%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$17.9M -$88.4M -3,257,807 -83%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15M -$25.9M -956,187 -62%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.1M -$30.5M -1,123,604 -71%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.29M -$6.23M -229,759 -58%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.26M -$41.6M -1,533,000 -90%
BFEC
8
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$4.03M +$1.42M +52,482 +51%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.75M -$6.26M -230,692 -62%
BTS
10
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$3.54M -$10.3M -381,138 -74%
Susquehanna International Group
11
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.81M +$1.22M +44,868 +71%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$2.66M -$3.84M -141,718 -58%
AP
13
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$1.66M -$163K -6,020 -9%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$1.61M -$2.6M -95,949 -61%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.54M +$124K +4,561 +8%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.51M -$14.2M -524,569 -90%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.35M -$2.59M -95,403 -65%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.31M -$48.1K -1,772 -3%
AA
19
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$1.08M +$1.16M +42,625 New
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.06M -$177K -6,542 -14%
CAN
21
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$846K +$881K +32,486 New
VF
22
Virtu Financial
New York
$844K -$2.18M -80,428 -71%
Koshinski Asset Management
23
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$747K +$62.9K +2,317 +9%
NA
24
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$670K -$3.39M -124,930 -83%
TSS
25
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$636K +$301K +11,105 +83%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

77 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $172M — down 84% from $1.09B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 40 funds closed out of FXU and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, adding an estimated $1.42M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $486M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q4 2017, down from 100 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $172M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, down 84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 40 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, an estimated $1.42M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $486M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.