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First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

18.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.85%55.31% (+18%)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5156 (+5)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144M → $137M (-$6.89M)

77% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
56
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
7
Reduced
31
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$37M -$6.07M -212,513 -14%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$24.8M -$538K -18,836 -2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$20.2M +$793K +27,758 +4%
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.25M +$6.74M +235,930 +292%
BCI
5
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$5.72M -$1.06M -37,019 -16%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$5.12M -$362K -12,678 -7%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.73M -$621K -21,742 -12%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.45M -$19.9K -698 -0.6%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$2.98M -$1.26M -44,097 -30%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.32M +$52.9K +1,852 +2%
SG Americas Securities
11
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.26M +$250K +8,742 +13%
RJFSA
12
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.14M -$163K -5,706 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.85M -$14.2K -496 -0.8%
SAM
14
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$1.64M -$98.6K -3,452 -6%
WI
15
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.61M -$147K -5,146 -9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.37M +$319K +11,169 +31%
AG
17
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.27M -$5.8K -203 -0.5%
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$828K -$228K -7,982 -22%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$805K -$291K -10,180 -27%
OC
20
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$588K -$201K -7,029 -26%
RPG
21
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$568K -$129K -4,527 -19%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$539K -$93K -3,257 -15%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$527K +$516K +18,056 New
IAS
24
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$524K -$346K -12,109 -40%
GC
25
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$467K +$456K +15,981 New

FEP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

56 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $137M — down 4.8% from $144M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FEP positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $6.74M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $6.07M.

  • 56 institutional investors held First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP) as of Q4 2016, up from 51 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $137M of First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $6.74M added.
  • The largest First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.