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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 20

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169M → $206M (+$36.9M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7276 (+4)

4.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.03%61.46% (-4.6%)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
1.74%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
25
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$50.7M +$16.3M +601,903 +49%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$40M -$328K -12,068 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$23.9M +$6.29M +231,722 +36%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16.7M -$1.32M -48,599 -7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11M +$294K +10,844 +3%
Stifel Financial
6
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.34M +$1.38M +50,781 +20%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.51M +$243K +8,969 +4%
RJFSA
8
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.36M +$4.47M +164,621 +555%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.8M -$4.14M -152,587 -47%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.41M +$1.3M +47,834 +43%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$3.71M -$2.11M -77,873 -37%
VF
12
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.62M +$3.56M +131,128 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.6M +$48.9K +1,803 +1%
BTS
14
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.96M -$534K -19,666 -15%
SMG
15
Smart Money Group
Texas
$2.95M +$276K +10,165 +11%
WP
16
WealthSource Partners
California
$2.63M +$2.59M +95,241 New
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.78M +$1.75M +64,562 New
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.15M +$1.13M +41,768 New
Baird Financial Group
19
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.07M +$28.4K +1,047 +3%
Koshinski Asset Management
20
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$986K +$309K +11,385 +47%
MML Investors Services
21
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$519K +$115K +4,249 +29%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$512K -$479K -17,649 -49%
CWM
23
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$503K +$2.25K +83 +0.6%
SB
24
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$475K +$18.3K +673 +4%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$455K -$661K -24,365 -60%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

76 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $206M — up 22% from $169M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new FXU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $4.14M.

  • 76 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2018, up from 72 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $206M of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.