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First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund

20 hedge funds and large institutions have $131M invested in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 1

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 5

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1620 (+4)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $131M (+$24.9M)

6.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.84%91.36% (-6.5%)

Holders
20
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.58%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
5
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
1
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$103M +$20.2M +643,364 +23%
JG
2
Jefferies Group
New York
$9.64M +$8.07M +257,614 +423%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.86M -$198K -6,308 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.77M -$565K -18,042 -10%
PI
5
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$1.11M +$327K +10,442 +40%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$834K +$69.6K +2,223 +9%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$781K +$386K +12,306 +91%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$563K +$92.1K +2,939 +19%
Susquehanna International Group
9
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$497K -$2.52M -80,369 -83%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$380K +$394K +12,573 New
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$281K -$8.11K -259 -3%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$229K +$241K +7,687 New
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$60K +$27.7K +883 +80%
WEC
14
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$40.3K +$1.35K +43 +3%
TRCT
15
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K +$15.7K +500 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
16
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K +$6.39K +204 +115%
SAM
17
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$8K -$246K -7,841 -97%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7K +$4.57K +146 +157%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$7K +$6.77K +216 New
GSC
20
Ground Swell Capital
South Carolina
$2K +$1.57K +50 New
SAM
21
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
-$633K -20,967 Closed

FPA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

20 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FPA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $131M — up 23% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FPA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F-Squared Investment Management, adding an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $2.52M.

  • 20 institutional investors held First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund (FPA) as of Q3 2014, up from 16 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $131M of First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.