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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

112 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 8

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $980M → $1.1B (+$120M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 102112 (+10)

9.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.46%67.92% (+9.5%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 39

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $2K

Holders
112
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
2.94%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
20
Increased
39
Reduced
39
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
-$2K
Net Calls Change
+$3K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.96M +$233K +5,294 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
27
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$4.62M -$898K -20,419 -16%
VFA
28
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$4.5M +$4.14M +94,094 +1,024%
SIM
29
SSI Investment Management
California
$4.27M -$3.94M -89,612 -48%
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4.25M +$4.32M +98,266 New
FA
31
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$3.9M +$3.97M +90,183 New
MFS
32
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3.84M +$2.25M +51,072 +136%
Susquehanna International Group
33
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.82M +$2.33M +52,925 +150%
Baird Financial Group
34
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.77M -$2.99M -68,018 -44%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$3.7M +$229K +5,218 +6%
LPT
36
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$3.54M +$1.1M +25,034 +44%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.39M +$1.52M +34,665 +79%
IH
38
IFC Holdings
Florida
$3.24M +$278K +6,328 +9%
Cetera Investment Advisers
39
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$3.04M +$3.09M +70,345 New
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.81M +$42.7K +971 +2%
DADC
41
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.38M +$14K +319 +0.6%
CAN
42
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.38M -$3.18M -72,255 -57%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$2.13M -$809K -18,405 -27%
Jane Street
44
Jane Street
New York
$2.07M -$643K -14,618 -23%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.95M -$203K -4,623 -9%
BAAM
46
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$1.86M -$142K -3,239 -7%
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.69M +$390K +8,877 +30%
VFS
48
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.67M +$1.69M +38,478 New
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.64M -$110K -2,506 -6%
WA
50
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.55M -$26.9K -611 -2%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

112 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.1B — up 12% from $980M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FEX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $64.6M. The largest seller was BB&T Securities, cutting an estimated $8.99M.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q4 2015, up from 102 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.1B of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $64.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2015 was BB&T Securities, an estimated $8.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.