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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
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129 hedge funds and large institutions have $870M invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 129 (+5)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 48

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $845M → $870M (+$24.3M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.12% → 56.33% (+0.22%)

Holders
129
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.03%
% of All Funds
3.22%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
19
Increased
50
Reduced
48
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
+$19.6M
2
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$12.3M
3
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$10.9M
4
HSA
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M
5
WP
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
+$9.93M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AIM
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
-$24.8M
2
GFPC
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
-$21.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.9M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$9.84M
5
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
-$6.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFA
126
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$2K – – –
MA
127
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$1K – – –
IWM
128
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$4 +$3.67K +70 +86%
MIAN
129
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$6.92M -134,019 Closed
BF
130
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$593K -11,490 Closed
VKH
131
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$395K -7,655 Closed
CAM
132
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
– -$354K -6,867 Closed
IAA
133
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
– -$341K -6,662 Closed
TSS
134
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$282K -5,455 Closed
SF
135
Synovus Financial
Georgia
– -$159K -3,085 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
136
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$17K -330 Closed
MAS
137
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
– -$13K -265 Closed
AF
138
Allworth Financial
California
– -$9K -184 Closed
CTC
139
Central Trust Company
Missouri
– -$9K -170 Closed
CFD
140
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$5K -101 Closed
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FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

129 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $870M — up 2.9% from $845M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FEX positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrow Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Astor Investment Management, cutting an estimated $24.8M.

  • 129 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q2 2017, up from 124 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $870M of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $19.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Astor Investment Management, an estimated $24.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.