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First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund
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42 hedge funds and large institutions have $541M invested in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 1

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 5

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $334M → $541M (+$207M)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 42 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

5.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.83% → 76.4% (-5.4%)

Holders
42
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
14
Increased
25
Reduced
1
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$60.4M
2
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$31.7M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$30.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$17.6M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$12.2M

Top Sellers

1
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$9.89M
2
DAM
Deltec Asset Management
New York
-$669K
3
B
Baird
Wisconsin
-$299K
4
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
-$249K
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$23K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WEC
26
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$643K +$155K +4,487 +33%
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$532K +$206K +5,960 +67%
CS
28
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$465K +$185K +5,373 +71%
Jane Street
29
Jane Street
New York
$342K +$330K +9,552 New
HFS
30
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$323K +$311K +9,011 New
WS
31
Wedbush Securities
California
$320K +$308K +8,935 New
PFS
32
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$315K +$304K +8,805 New
SAM
33
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$291K +$280K +8,117 New
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$256K +$222K +6,448 +939%
CS
35
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$255K +$246K +7,116 New
RFC
36
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$251K – – –
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$246K +$237K +6,880 New
B
38
Baird
Wisconsin
$204K -$299K -8,673 -60%
PTC
39
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$166K +$34.5K +1,000 +28%
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$50K +$48.3K +1,400 New
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$24K +$19.7K +570 +570%
FNBT
42
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$6K – – –
HA
43
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
– -$9.89M -295,679 Closed
DAM
44
Deltec Asset Management
New York
– -$669K -20,000 Closed
SI
45
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
– -$249K -7,440 Closed
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$23K -699 Closed
FHA
47
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
– -$2K -68 Closed
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FEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

42 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $541M — up 62% from $334M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new FEP positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $60.4M. The largest seller was Hays Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.89M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) as of Q1 2014, up from 33 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $541M of First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $60.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $9.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.