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First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $208M invested in First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 8

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $174M → $208M (+$34.3M)

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.3%95.62% (+0.32%)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3732 (-5)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
32
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-13.51%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
14
Reduced
8
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$160M +$12.9M +281,997 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.2M +$2.38M +51,893 +17%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$10.1M +$792K +17,260 +9%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.78M +$243K +5,292 +10%
Stifel Financial
5
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.09M +$16K +349 +0.8%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.05M +$1.97M +42,925 New
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.99M -$9.78K -213 -0.5%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$1.56M +$746K +16,258 +99%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.16M +$525K +11,443 +89%
Janney Montgomery Scott
10
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.08M -$1.65K -36 -0.2%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$948K +$910K +19,835 New
DWM
12
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$942K +$15.6K +339 +2%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$876K +$152K +3,317 +22%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$865K +$831K +18,102 New
WAM
15
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$627K +$5.09K +111 +0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$576K -$19.2K -418 -3%
BFEC
17
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$570K -$11.9K -260 -2%
FFS
18
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$397K -$8.45K -184 -2%
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$396K +$70.8K +1,543 +23%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$370K +$46.9K +1,021 +15%
HI
21
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$353K -$8.21K -179 -2%
WF
22
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$300K
OMC
23
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$264K -$118K -2,569 -32%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$225K -$643 -14 -0.3%
IA
25
IFP Advisors
Florida
$48K

FGM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

32 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund (FGM) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $208M — up 20% from $174M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of FGM and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.77M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund (FGM) as of Q3 2017, down from 37 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $208M of First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2017 was WBI Investments, an estimated $1.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.