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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

27 hedge funds and large institutions have $192M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 8

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $177M → $192M (+$14.8M)

0.88% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.29%92.41% (-0.88%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3227 (-5)

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
27
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-15.63%
% of All Funds
0.67%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
12
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
First Trust Advisors
1
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$151M +$12.5M +248,326 +9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.7M +$2.47M +49,256 +23%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$8.81M -$1.38M -27,517 -14%
Cerity Partners
4
Cerity Partners
New York
$5.46M -$87.9K -1,753 -2%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.4M +$170K +3,382 +8%
Stifel Financial
6
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.99M +$30.9K +617 +2%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.94M +$6.42K +128 +0.3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
8
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.1M -$1.66K -33 -0.2%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$888K +$525K +10,470 +153%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$845K +$154K +3,080 +23%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$748K +$43.7K +871 +6%
BFEC
12
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$426K -$12.2K -243 -3%
HFS
13
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$388K +$71.2K +1,420 +23%
FFS
14
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$368K -$8.43K -168 -2%
HI
15
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$347K -$8.23K -164 -2%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$341K +$48.1K +959 +17%
WF
17
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$269K
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$235K -$3.26M -64,904 -93%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$217K +$1.3K +26 +0.6%
Millennium Management
20
Millennium Management
New York
$210K -$120K -2,401 -37%
FFW
21
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$66K
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$42K +$8.83K +176 +28%
IA
23
IFP Advisors
Florida
$40K
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$32K
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9K

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

27 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $192M — up 8.3% from $177M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of FSZ and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $3.26M.

  • 27 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q3 2017, down from 32 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $192M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $3.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.