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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

107 hedge funds and large institutions have $797M invested in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 8

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 108107 (-1)

6.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.41%47.75% (-6.7%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $857M → $797M (-$59.5M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 86 (-2)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 63

Holders
107
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.93%
% of All Funds
2.85%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
8
Increased
25
Reduced
63
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$127M +$3.36M +72,172 +3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$96.4M +$3.5M +75,068 +4%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$61.1M -$2.18M -46,882 -3%
AIM
4
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$55.2M -$3.98M -85,375 -7%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$53.3M -$1.85M -39,768 -3%
AGA
6
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$37.8M +$14.2M +304,650 +60%
ACM
7
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$37.6M -$442K -9,486 -1%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.1M +$984K +21,117 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$35.5M +$3.06M +65,691 +9%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.8M -$262K -5,617 -1%
AW
11
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$17.9M -$1.62M -34,671 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$17.5M +$17.4M +373,592 New
WP
13
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$15.1M -$18.3M -393,498 -55%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.9M -$15.7M -336,953 -53%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.8M -$10M -215,432 -46%
MFS
16
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$11.6M +$7.08M +152,053 +157%
Baird Financial Group
17
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$11M +$560K +12,025 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.01M -$845K -18,135 -11%
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$6.43M +$20.2K +433 +0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.58M -$4.15K -89 -0.1%
SIM
21
SSI Investment Management
California
$5.19M +$84.8K +1,820 +2%
BTS
22
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$5.17M -$678K -14,552 -12%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.13M -$236K -5,074 -4%
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4.67M -$1.05M -22,496 -18%
SFWA
25
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$4.62M -$4.08M -87,580 -47%

FEX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

107 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $797M — down 6.9% from $857M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in FEX was balanced in Q3 2016: 8 funds opened new positions, 8 closed out, 25 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.4M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, cutting an estimated $27.7M.

  • 107 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FEX) as of Q3 2016, down from 108 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $797M of First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $17.4M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $27.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.