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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

29 hedge funds and large institutions have $114M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2629 (+3)

4.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.41%47.08% (-4.3%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $129M → $114M (-$15.3M)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
29
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+11.54%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
14
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$94M -$5.03M -125,509 -5%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$5.31M -$295K -7,344 -5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.56M -$2.89M -72,159 -44%
CS
4
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.93M +$2.01M +50,000 New
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.55M -$261K -6,500 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$998K -$173K -4,309 -14%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$916K +$345K +8,613 +57%
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$879K -$490K -12,226 -35%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$856K -$1.28M -31,893 -59%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$757K +$230K +5,731 +41%
BFEC
11
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$508K -$26.4K -659 -5%
OMC
12
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$499K -$2.36M -58,941 -82%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$424K +$441K +10,998 New
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$298K -$271K -6,747 -46%
YMRC
15
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$270K
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$228K +$237K +5,901 New
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$177K
SG
18
Societe Generale
$177K +$184K +4,599 New
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$83K
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$37K +$2.81K +70 +8%
Citigroup
21
Citigroup
New York
$28K -$8.87K -221 -23%
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$23K +$21.5K +535 +922%
AP
23
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$13K -$34.4K -857 -71%
WA
24
WFG Advisors
Texas
$10K +$201 +5 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7K -$1.4K -35 -17%

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

29 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $114M — down 12% from $129M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FSZ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.01M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.03M.

  • 29 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q2 2016, up from 26 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $114M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2016 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $2.01M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $5.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.