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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

31 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 2

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2831 (+3)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $175M → $184M (+$9.21M)

1.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.1%73.52% (-1.6%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
31
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+10.71%
% of All Funds
0.81%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
5
Increased
8
Reduced
14
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$138M -$2.43M -61,647 -2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$10.8M -$29.9K -759 -0.3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.48M -$149K -3,767 -2%
AP
4
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$7.12M -$5.93M -150,209 -46%
SG Americas Securities
5
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.07M +$3.02M +76,611 New
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.86M +$1.09M +27,691 +63%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.19M -$523K -13,268 -20%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.97M -$35.4K -898 -2%
OMC
9
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.34M +$1.32M +33,458 New
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.24M -$43.7K -1,107 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.05M +$556K +14,094 +116%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$897K -$740K -18,746 -46%
VKH
13
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$856K +$311K +7,890 +59%
Janney Montgomery Scott
14
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$789K -$49.1K -1,245 -6%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$618K +$314K +7,971 +103%
BFEC
16
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$574K -$28.6K -726 -5%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$314K -$636K -16,116 -67%
BTS
18
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$299K -$36.6K -928 -11%
YMRC
19
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$280K
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$262K -$158K -3,998 -38%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$262K
AC
22
AFAM Capital
Texas
$246K -$26.8K -679 -10%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$207K +$204K +5,158 New
FTUS
24
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$86K +$84.8K +2,150 New
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$39K +$9.07K +230 +31%

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

31 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $184M — up 5.3% from $175M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FSZ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.02M. The largest seller was Atwood & Palmer, cutting an estimated $5.93M.

  • 31 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q4 2015, up from 28 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $184M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.02M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Atwood & Palmer, an estimated $5.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.