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First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $353M invested in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 9

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 16

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 83 (+18)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $325M → $353M (+$27.3M)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.13% → 53.89% (+0.75%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+27.69%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
27
Increased
32
Reduced
16
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$8.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.07M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.28M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.2M
5
SI
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
+$2.41M

Top Sellers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$9.64M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$8.18M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$6.34M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$3.96M
5
BCM
Beck Capital Management
Texas
-$3.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IH
26
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.25M -$2.17M -56,986 -64%
Stifel Financial
27
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.25M +$182K +4,770 +18%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.05M -$22K -577 -2%
IA
29
IFP Advisors
Florida
$963K +$44.3K +1,163 +5%
HR
30
Howe & Rusling
New York
$862K +$46.1K +1,210 +6%
SWP
31
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$828K +$159K +4,173 +24%
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$801K +$780K +20,500 New
BCM
33
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
$769K +$750K +19,695 New
KWM
34
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$688K +$670K +17,603 New
IAS
35
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$663K -$31K -814 -5%
KA
36
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$651K +$281K +7,387 +80%
RPG
37
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$647K -$2.4K -63 -0.4%
AC
38
Avestar Capital
New York
$507K +$493K +12,945 New
SPC
39
Salient Private Client
Texas
$492K +$480K +12,600 New
HFS
40
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$488K +$206K +5,400 +76%
M&T Bank
41
M&T Bank
New York
$482K -$1.41K -37 -0.3%
SPIA
42
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$480K +$47.8K +1,255 +11%
WWMSC
43
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$459K +$429K +11,274 New
LPT
44
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$432K +$421K +11,053 New
PTC
45
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$424K +$414K +10,879 New
CA
46
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$414K -$101K -2,659 -20%
SG
47
StoneX Group
New York
$403K +$18.2K +478 +5%
BTS
48
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$396K +$386K +10,144 New
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$373K +$340K +8,940 +1,419%
GFPC
50
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$364K -$239K -6,289 -40%
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FEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

83 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $353M — up 8.4% from $325M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new FEP positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $8.7M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.64M sold.

  • 83 institutional investors held First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) as of Q4 2017, up from 65 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $353M of First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $8.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $9.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.