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First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.98%53.5% (-2.5%)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9379 (-14)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206M → $166M (-$39.9M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 34

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

70% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 20

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $213K

Holders
79
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-15.05%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
22
Reduced
34
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
$213K
Net Calls
-$213K
Net Calls Change
+$15K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VCM
26
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.4M -$34.2K -799 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.37M +$668K +15,599 +90%
QCIG
28
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$1.2M +$147K +3,425 +14%
HGWM
29
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.03M +$13.8K +323 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.01M -$333K -7,772 -24%
WI
31
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$939K +$105K +2,439 +12%
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$921K -$102K -2,374 -10%
AG
33
Advisor Group
Arizona
$798K -$258K -6,020 -24%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$788K
DBRC
35
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
$739K -$29K -677 -4%
Stifel Financial
36
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$735K -$950K -22,158 -56%
Baird Financial Group
37
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$692K -$451K -10,527 -39%
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$659K -$37K -864 -5%
AI
39
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$572K -$250K -5,830 -30%
LFAS
40
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$534K +$10.7K +250 +2%
RPG
41
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$508K +$63.7K +1,487 +14%
MML Investors Services
42
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$477K -$77.4K -1,805 -14%
BFEC
43
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$422K -$180K -4,203 -29%
CAN
44
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$414K +$427K +9,956 New
SWP
45
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$405K -$3.43K -80 -0.8%
PFS
46
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$398K -$15.2K -355 -4%
NA
47
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$343K -$102K -2,382 -23%
BTS
48
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$341K -$17.1K -399 -5%
FAAS
49
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$339K +$343K +8,007 New
IA
50
IFP Advisors
Florida
$331K -$18.6K -434 -5%

FXZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

79 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $166M — down 19% from $206M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of FXZ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Astor Investment Management, adding an estimated $4.84M. The largest seller was Barber Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.2M sold.

  • 79 institutional investors held First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ) as of Q2 2018, down from 93 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $166M of First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Astor Investment Management, an estimated $4.84M added.
  • The largest First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Barber Financial Group, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.