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First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.52B invested in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 65

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.45B → $1.52B (+$66.6M)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.47%87.39% (-0.08%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 198190 (-8)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
190
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-4.04%
% of All Funds
2.49%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
75
Reduced
65
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$730M -$21M -476,083 -3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$134M +$9.06M +205,629 +7%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$85.7M +$11.7M +264,816 +16%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$71.5M -$724K -16,440 -1%
Raymond James Financial
5
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$42.4M +$4.73M +107,425 +13%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$39.2M +$3.73M +84,697 +11%
NA
7
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$24.1M -$446K -10,139 -2%
NP
8
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
$22M +$7.26M +164,893 +52%
NC
9
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$21.2M -$145K -3,288 -0.7%
ASN
10
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$20.6M -$132K -3,008 -0.7%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.2M -$2.98M -67,568 -13%
ODG
12
O'Dell Group
Ohio
$19.9M -$256K -5,810 -1%
BEI
13
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$14.3M +$892K +20,264 +7%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$14.2M -$706K -16,034 -5%
Truist Financial
15
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$14.1M +$269K +6,109 +2%
CAG
16
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$10.7M -$69.1K -1,570 -0.7%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$10.6M +$4.92M +111,715 +88%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.66M -$476K -10,813 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.45M -$2.6M -58,978 -22%
PCH
20
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$8.28M -$686K -15,575 -8%
Cetera Investment Advisers
21
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$8.17M +$1.7M +38,500 +27%
RW
22
Rockport Wealth
Ohio
$7.7M -$8.72M -198,122 -54%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$7.64M -$7.59M -172,363 -51%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.18M -$273K -6,190 -4%
SF
25
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$7.11M +$62.5K +1,420 +0.9%

FXU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

190 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $1.52B — up 4.6% from $1.45B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of FXU and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $21M.

  • 190 institutional investors held First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund (FXU) as of Q3 2025, down from 198 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.52B of First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2025, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2025 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.