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First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $133M invested in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2932 (+3)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 10

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $133M (+$11.8M)

2.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.26%89.57% (-2.7%)

Holders
32
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+10.34%
% of All Funds
0.63%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
11
Reduced
10
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
$97.9M -$2.4M -46,906 -3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.5M +$4.61M +90,356 +57%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$4.72M +$25.8K +505 +0.6%
BFEC
4
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.69M +$14.6K +286 +0.6%
RJFSA
5
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.33M -$18.7K -367 -0.8%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2M +$725K +14,193 +62%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.58M +$95.7K +1,874 +7%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$896K
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$889K -$59.3K -1,161 -7%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$801K +$358K +7,009 +90%
Baird Financial Group
11
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$776K +$30.6K +600 +4%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$769K -$13.5K -265 -2%
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$625K +$591K +11,570 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$580K +$205K +4,015 +60%
VSWA
15
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$483K +$15.6K +305 +4%
FTUS
16
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$360K +$341K +6,672 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$305K +$13.6K +266 +5%
FFS
18
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$291K +$275K +5,389 New
HI
19
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$291K +$275K +5,389 New
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$254K -$1.52M -29,765 -86%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$241K -$214K -4,193 -48%
SG
22
StoneX Group
New York
$237K -$1.43K -28 -0.6%
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$181K
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$117K +$18.7K +367 +20%
SNT
25
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$61K +$58K +1,136 New

FSZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

32 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $133M — up 9.7% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FSZ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.61M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.41M sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (FSZ) as of Q4 2019, up from 29 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $133M of First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.61M added.
  • The largest First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Cerity Partners, an estimated $4.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.