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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

3.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.49%56.18% (-3.3%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9995 (-4)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.06B (-$125M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
95
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-4.04%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
8
Increased
37
Reduced
33
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$194M +$14.3M +304,766 +8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$148M -$11.4M -243,108 -7%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$89.4M -$11.2M -238,692 -11%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$81.6M -$6.04M -128,476 -7%
AIM
5
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$77.8M +$6.25M +132,978 +8%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$77M -$777K -16,548 -1%
AGA
7
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$39M +$7.39M +157,250 +23%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
8
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$29.6M +$2.49M +52,950 +9%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$23.3M +$2.9M +61,762 +14%
AIA
10
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$23.2M +$345K +7,345 +1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$21.4M -$1.04M -22,201 -5%
AW
12
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$21.2M +$1.17M +24,929 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$20M +$2.8M +59,635 +16%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.5M +$9.44M +201,040 +126%
BTS
15
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$14.1M +$962K +20,477 +7%
WP
16
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$13.7M +$3.46M +73,716 +33%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11M +$8.69M +185,032 +332%
FAAS
18
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$10.7M -$550K -11,713 -5%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$9.3M +$1.02M +21,687 +12%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$9.02M +$5.13M +109,192 +125%
SIM
21
SSI Investment Management
California
$8.48M +$8.69M +185,048 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.26M +$440K +9,371 +5%
DWA
23
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$8.2M -$893K -19,003 -10%
HFS
24
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$6.72M +$641K +13,654 +10%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$6.65M +$6.82M +145,155 New

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

95 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.06B — down 11% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of FEX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Aviance Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.7M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q2 2015, down from 99 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $17.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.