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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
PNC
76
Park National Corp
Ohio
$573K
VAM
77
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$550K -$12.9K -294 -2%
SPC
78
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$539K -$4.09K -93 -0.7%
BFEC
79
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$462K +$78.8K +1,792 +20%
CCS
80
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$432K +$416K +9,463 New
RIA
81
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$424K +$33K +751 +8%
TRCT
82
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$400K -$1.28M -29,217 -76%
UCFA
83
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$395K -$173K -3,943 -30%
WS
84
Wedbush Securities
California
$392K +$175K +3,976 +78%
ACM
85
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$365K -$520K -11,826 -58%
MC
86
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$348K +$1.8K +41 +0.5%
PGFC
87
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$346K
HighTower Advisors
88
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$313K +$318K +7,235 New
Creative Planning
89
Creative Planning
Kansas
$302K -$28.6K -650 -9%
Goldman Sachs
90
Goldman Sachs
New York
$298K -$559K -12,710 -65%
NFG
91
Next Financial Group
Texas
$245K +$90.8K +2,065 +57%
UFA
92
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$237K
NPC
93
National Planning Corporation
California
$220K +$48K +1,092 +25%
HA
94
Harfst & Associates
Wyoming
$129K
AIM
95
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$107K -$10.8K -246 -9%
CPIG
96
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$95K -$139K -3,153 -59%
FAM
97
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$73K
WRM
98
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$58K
Fifth Third Bancorp
99
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$52K +$51K +1,161 +2,276%
FPFS
100
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$23K +$23.6K +537 New

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.