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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $233M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

500% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 3

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $219M → $233M (+$14.7M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3332 (-1)

7.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 100.02%92.74% (-7.3%)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
32
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
0.73%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
18
Reduced
3
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
$176M +$9.46M +175,643 +6%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.5M +$895K +16,608 +6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$11.2M +$767K +14,231 +7%
VSWA
4
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$6.2M +$3.87M +71,937 +155%
Cerity Partners
5
Cerity Partners
New York
$5.02M
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.67M +$792K +14,697 +41%
BFEC
7
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.61M +$257K +4,769 +11%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.08M +$58.8K +1,091 +3%
ASN
9
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.55M +$1.06M +19,596 +197%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.42M +$283K +5,257 +24%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$1.23M -$66.6K -1,237 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
12
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.13M +$4.47K +83 +0.4%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$780K +$424K +7,865 +112%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$633K +$19.6K +363 +3%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$550K +$65.3K +1,212 +13%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$504K +$10.7K +199 +2%
LA
17
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$474K +$492K +9,142 New
WF
18
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$471K +$134K +2,485 +38%
TFA
19
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$373K +$382K +7,097 New
FFS
20
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$351K -$3.5K -65 -1%
HI
21
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$351K -$3.5K -65 -1%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$245K +$23.4K +435 +10%
SG
23
StoneX Group
New York
$235K +$14.7K +272 +6%
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$84K
LFG
25
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$80K +$82.1K +1,525 New

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

32 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $233M — up 6.7% from $219M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of FSZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was First Trust Advisors, adding an estimated $9.46M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.71M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q1 2018, down from 33 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $233M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $9.46M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.