We are live on ! Find out more
FSZ icon

First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $114M → $110M (-$3.2M)

4.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.08%42.87% (-4.2%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2924 (-5)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 9

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
24
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-17.24%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
5
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$91.9M -$8.1M -203,133 -8%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$5.37M -$291K -7,288 -5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.63M -$168K -4,221 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.48M +$2.43M +61,004 +257%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.93M +$980K +24,580 +111%
Janney Montgomery Scott
6
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$741K +$718K +18,000 New
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$692K -$361K -9,061 -35%
BFEC
8
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$535K -$6.74K -169 -1%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$508K -$1.11M -27,851 -69%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$326K +$316K +7,918 New
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$303K -$489K -12,255 -63%
YMRC
12
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$288K
OMC
13
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$248K -$275K -6,904 -53%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$215K +$123K +3,080 +143%
MFS
15
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$50K +$10.7K +268 +28%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$37K +$6.82K +171 +23%
TRCT
17
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$21K -$3.71K -93 -16%
AP
18
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$14K
WA
19
WFG Advisors
Texas
$11K
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7K
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4K
CCM
22
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2K
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.93M -50,000 Closed
VKH
24
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$879K -22,775 Closed
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
-$424K -10,998 Closed

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

24 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $110M — down 2.8% from $114M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of FSZ and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $2.43M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.1M.

  • 24 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q3 2016, down from 29 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $110M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2016, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.43M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2016 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $8.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.