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First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund
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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $446M invested in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 101 → 99 (-2)

5.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.77% → 49.36% (-5.4%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $497M → $446M (-$50.7M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 38

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
99
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.98%
% of All Funds
2.26%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
32
Reduced
38
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$3.08M
3
RA
RFG Advisory
Alabama
+$953K
4
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
+$677K
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$587K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$16.2M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$10.8M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.8M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$8.07M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$4.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
101
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.67M -116,472 Closed
SAM
102
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
– -$2.58M -67,330 Closed
BCM
103
Beck Capital Management
Texas
– -$2.46M -64,064 Closed
WI
104
WBI Investments
New Jersey
– -$2.25M -58,660 Closed
BCM
105
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
– -$1.44M -37,573 Closed
GLA
106
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$922K -24,002 Closed
RPG
107
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
– -$495K -12,891 Closed
TSS
108
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$358K -9,336 Closed
VF
109
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$250K -6,523 Closed
AWA
110
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
– -$41K -1,068 Closed
Rockefeller Capital Management
111
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
– -$38K -980 Closed
SEI Investments
112
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$10K -263 Closed
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
113
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
– -$6K -160 Closed
IWP
114
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
– -$6K -159 Closed
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FEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

99 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $446M — down 10% from $497M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of FEP and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 99 institutional investors held First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) as of Q3 2018, down from 101 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $446M of First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2018, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.