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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 15

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $237M → $274M (+$37.3M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4248 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

2.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.14%52.4% (-2.7%)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
1.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
15
Closed
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.4M +$11.6M +313,234 +32%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$46.2M +$8.71M +235,270 +24%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$26M +$4.64M +125,379 +23%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.4M +$3.15M +85,063 +18%
AW
5
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$18.7M +$2.22M +59,928 +14%
AIA
6
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$14.1M +$696K +18,800 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$6.07M +163,986 +131%
BTS
8
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$10.5M -$231K -6,246 -18%
U
9
UBS
Switzerland
$10.5M -$1.09M -29,315 -10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$8.86M +$7.74M +209,115 +770%
BAAM
11
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$7.62M -$1.08M -29,153 -13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
12
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$7.21M +$91K +2,460 +1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.51M +$5.44M +146,898 New
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.53M +$419K +11,318 +10%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.13M -$170K -4,592 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3M -$43.4K -1,173 -1%
SNC
17
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$2.59M +$703K +19,007 +38%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.48M -$387K -10,461 -14%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.42M +$664K +17,938 +38%
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.38M +$1.52K +41 +0.1%
DADC
21
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.99M -$28.7K -775 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.7M -$165K -4,451 -9%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.5M -$10.5M -283,030 -88%
WA
24
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.27M +$256K +6,929 +26%
AGA
25
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.26M -$370K -10,010 -23%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

48 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $274M — up 16% from $237M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new FEX positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11.6M. The largest seller was Dorsey Wright & Associates, cutting an estimated $13.6M.

  • 48 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q3 2013, up from 42 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $274M of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Dorsey Wright & Associates, an estimated $13.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.