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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

99 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 24

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.18B (+$152M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9199 (+8)

0.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.61%59.49% (-0.12%)

Holders
99
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+8.79%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
16
Increased
51
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
$12K
Puts
Net Calls
+$12K
Net Calls Change
+$12K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$183M +$26.6M +577,933 +17%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$162M +$6.89M +149,532 +5%
BTS
3
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$134M +$3.63M +78,834 +38%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$102M -$2.47M -53,516 -2%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$88.9M +$14.3M +311,148 +19%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$78.7M +$4.4M +95,375 +6%
AIM
7
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$72.9M +$4.39M +95,265 +6%
AGA
8
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$32.3M -$9.61M -208,484 -23%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$27.6M -$461K -10,003 -2%
AIA
10
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$23.3M +$756K +16,399 +3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$22.8M +$3.58M +77,615 +19%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.8M +$638K +13,839 +3%
AW
13
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$20.3M +$911K +19,772 +5%
ACM
14
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$17.7M +$10.1M +219,167 +136%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17.5M +$15.7M +340,520 +947%
FAAS
16
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$11.5M +$242K +5,245 +2%
WP
17
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$10.5M +$10.3M +224,148 New
AIG
18
American International Group
New York
$9.6M -$322K -6,983 -3%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.53M +$2.11M +45,688 +29%
DWA
20
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$9.13M -$22.9K -497 -0.3%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.44M +$3.08M +66,859 +58%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.96M +$63.6K +1,379 +0.8%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.42M +$352K +7,633 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
24
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$6.79M -$116K -2,516 -2%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$6.6M +$1.93M +41,864 +42%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

99 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.18B — up 15% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FEX positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $26.6M. The largest seller was Accuvest Global Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.61M.

  • 99 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q1 2015, up from 91 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $26.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Accuvest Global Advisors, an estimated $9.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.