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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

102 hedge funds and large institutions have $980M invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95102 (+7)

2.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.18%58.46% (+2.3%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 34

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $980M (-$79.4M)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $5K

Holders
102
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.37%
% of All Funds
2.85%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
17
Increased
37
Reduced
34
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
$5K
Net Calls
-$5K
Net Calls Change
-$5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$165M -$12.3M -276,598 -7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$116M -$20.2M -453,532 -14%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$77.4M +$4.81M +108,131 +6%
AIM
4
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$73.1M +$2.27M +50,876 +3%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$65.1M -$9.94M -223,292 -13%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60.8M -$22M -494,526 -25%
AGA
7
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$39.4M +$4.12M +92,484 +11%
ACM
8
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$38.3M +$40.8M +916,691 New
RJFSA
9
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$30.1M +$21.4M +479,584 +199%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$27.2M +$216K +4,855 +0.8%
HI
11
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$23.9M +$25.4M +570,917 New
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.3M +$8.75M +196,588 +55%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$20.2M +$2.06M +46,225 +11%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$19.9M -$1.45M -32,556 -6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$19.3M -$250K -5,624 -1%
AW
16
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$18.1M -$1.3M -29,144 -6%
BTS
17
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$14.3M +$1.58M +35,478 +12%
SFWA
18
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$11.7M +$9.82M +220,535 +378%
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$8.4M -$1.47M -33,007 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.25M +$760K +17,078 +9%
SIM
21
SSI Investment Management
California
$7.88M +$148K +3,332 +2%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.59M -$946K -21,250 -10%
FFS
23
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$7.07M +$7.53M +169,135 New
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$6.49M +$446K +10,020 +7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$5.6M -$637K -14,299 -10%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

102 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $980M — down 7.5% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new FEX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aviance Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.8M. The largest seller was Arrow Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.2M sold.

  • 102 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q3 2015, up from 95 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $980M of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Aviance Capital Management, an estimated $40.8M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $23.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.