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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3126 (-5)

22.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.52%51.41% (-22%)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $184M → $129M (-$55.4M)

71% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 17

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
26
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-16.13%
% of All Funds
0.69%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
5
Reduced
17
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
$103M -$33.5M -887,834 -26%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.59M -$1.77M -46,958 -22%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$5.81M -$4.7M -124,724 -46%
OMC
4
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.88M +$1.45M +38,417 +115%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.17M +$183K +4,855 +10%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.87M -$298K -7,913 -14%
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.4M +$515K +13,662 +64%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.21M +$148K +3,938 +15%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$772K -$16.1K -428 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$605K -$2.13M -56,406 -79%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$585K -$37.7K -1,000 -6%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$556K -$643K -17,058 -55%
BFEC
13
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$554K -$18.7K -495 -3%
YMRC
14
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$280K
BTS
15
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$232K -$62.5K -1,658 -22%
AC
16
AFAM Capital
Texas
$202K -$41.5K -1,102 -18%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$184K -$2.71M -72,012 -94%
FTUS
18
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$86K
AP
19
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$48K -$6.64M -176,183 -99%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$38K -$264 -7 -0.7%
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$35K +$7.69K +204 +30%
WA
22
WFG Advisors
Texas
$10K
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9K -$239K -6,334 -97%
PNC Financial Services Group
24
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K -$3.81K -101 -33%
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$24.5K -650 -92%

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

26 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $129M — down 30% from $184M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of FSZ and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $1.45M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $33.5M.

  • 26 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q1 2016, down from 31 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $129M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $1.45M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $33.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.