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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

71 hedge funds and large institutions have $632M invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

245% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 11

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $493M → $632M (+$140M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6071 (+11)

3.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.36%55.76% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
71
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+18.33%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
15
Increased
38
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$110M +$23.4M +547,757 +28%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$84.5M +$4.89M +114,490 +6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$60.4M +$17.7M +415,352 +44%
AIM
4
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$55M +$26.3M +615,925 +99%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$54.4M +$7.36M +172,165 +16%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$46.5M +$8.25M +193,093 +23%
DWA
7
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$29.8M -$70.8K -1,656 -0.2%
AIA
8
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$20.8M -$224K -5,250 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$17.2M +$1.07M +25,013 +7%
AW
10
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$16.9M -$5.63M -131,646 -26%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.2M +$6.54M +153,011 +105%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$12M +$1.38M +32,223 +14%
BTS
13
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$10.8M -$86.1K -2,015 -8%
BAAM
14
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$7.07M -$603K -14,100 -8%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
15
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$6.57M -$215K -5,039 -3%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.78M +$5.58M +130,511 New
B
17
Baird
Wisconsin
$5.52M +$192K +4,495 +4%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$5.27M +$1.62M +37,907 +47%
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$5.01M +$64K +1,497 +1%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.85M +$840K +19,654 +22%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.42M +$326K +7,629 +8%
CA
22
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$4.17M +$431K +10,086 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.19M +$546K +12,773 +22%
DADC
24
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3.05M -$4.7K -110 -0.2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.05M +$803K +18,801 +38%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

71 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $632M — up 28% from $493M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new FEX positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Astor Investment Management, adding an estimated $26.3M. The largest seller was ACG Wealth, cutting an estimated $5.63M.

  • 71 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q2 2014, up from 60 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $632M of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2014, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2014 was Astor Investment Management, an estimated $26.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2014 was ACG Wealth, an estimated $5.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.