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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

900% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 1

650% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 2

263% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.1M → $240M (+$174M)

45% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2029 (+9)

11.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.66%82.5% (-11%)

Holders
29
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+45%
% of All Funds
0.78%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
15
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$176M +$153M +3,636,600 +490%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.7M +$8.88M +211,682 +118%
AP
3
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$13.6M +$161K +3,849 +1%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$9.93M +$5.2M +123,931 +100%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.35M +$4.09M +97,542 +273%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.91M +$3.41M +81,286 +198%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.71M +$2.09M +49,735 +280%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.7M +$2.82M +67,282 New
LFG
9
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$1.88M +$1.96M +46,728 New
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.26M +$87.9K +2,096 +7%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.23M +$1.05M +24,940 +434%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.04M +$140K +3,338 +15%
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$832K +$76.4K +1,821 +10%
BFEC
14
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$607K +$634K +15,117 New
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$502K +$31.3K +746 +6%
AC
16
AFAM Capital
Texas
$353K +$369K +8,790 New
VKH
17
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$315K -$87K -2,074 -21%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$310K +$327K +7,784 New
OMC
19
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$298K +$312K +7,430 New
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$294K +$93.4K +2,227 +44%
YMRC
21
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$281K
FTUS
22
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$86K +$90.2K +2,150 New
TFA
23
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$76K +$78.7K +1,875 New
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$29K +$3.69K +88 +14%
MFS
25
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$17K -$8.89K -212 -34%

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

29 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $240M — up 263% from $66.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FSZ positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $238K sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q2 2015, up from 20 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $240M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 263% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $238K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.