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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

197 hedge funds and large institutions have $768M invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.95%60.86% (+1.9%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $750M → $768M (+$18M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 211197 (-14)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 78

59% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
197
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-6.64%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
7
Increased
61
Reduced
78
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BEI
26
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$5.19M +$478K +4,509 +10%
First Trust Advisors
27
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.09M -$74.3K -701 -1%
SAM
28
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
$4.37M -$16.7K -158 -0.4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
29
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4.1M +$294K +2,778 +7%
FTUS
30
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.33M +$3.44M +32,462 New
CAS
31
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$3.24M -$3.14M -29,615 -48%
KAS
32
KPP Advisory Services
Kentucky
$2.96M -$62K -585 -2%
SA
33
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$2.89M -$13.4K -126 -0.4%
DADC
34
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.73M -$87.9K -830 -3%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.61M +$2.13M +20,114 +375%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.57M -$764K -7,209 -22%
Baird Financial Group
37
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.34M -$47.5K -448 -2%
KWS
38
Keystone Wealth Services
California
$2.27M
P
39
&Partners
Tennessee
$2.24M +$39.4K +372 +2%
TWM
40
TCFG Wealth Management
California
$2.23M +$424 +4 +0%
PAS
41
PKS Advisory Services
New York
$1.98M +$3.12M +29,481 +431%
HighTower Advisors
42
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.88M -$43.4K -410 -2%
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.83M +$496K +4,680 +36%
AWA
44
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.82M +$431K +4,063 +30%
BAM
45
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$1.8M -$100K -944 -5%
KAS
46
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.76M -$189K -1,782 -9%
OC
47
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.65M +$286K +2,701 +20%
FFN
48
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.64M -$3.6K -34 -0.2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
49
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.58M +$106 +1 +0%
PW
50
Potentia Wealth
California
$1.57M -$83K -783 -5%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

197 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $768M — up 2.4% from $750M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of FEX and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 78 trimmed existing stakes and 61 added.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, adding an estimated $16.7M. The largest seller was Coppell Advisory Solutions, cutting an estimated $3.14M.

  • 197 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q1 2025, down from 211 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $768M of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2025, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2025 and 17 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2025 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $16.7M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2025 was Coppell Advisory Solutions, an estimated $3.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.