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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $457M invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 2

211% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 9

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $457M (+$94.8M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 53 (+8)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.03% → 59.14% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.78%
% of All Funds
1.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.1M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$21M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.86M
4
ICM
ICC Capital Management
Florida
+$5.76M
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$4.85M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.66M
2
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$1.55M
3
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$582K
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$403K
5
HFS
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
-$96.1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MPI
26
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$1M +$174K +4,376 +22%
CS
27
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$946K -$1.11K -28 -0.1%
RJFSA
28
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$823K +$187K +4,700 +31%
William Blair & Company
29
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$676K – – –
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$628K +$605K +15,222 New
FAAS
31
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$520K +$115K +2,903 +30%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$456K +$9.82K +247 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$435K +$50.8K +1,279 +14%
SF
34
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$387K – – –
WFG
35
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$352K +$89.2K +2,244 +36%
JCM
36
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$293K +$282K +7,106 New
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$269K -$2.74K -69 -1%
SHA
38
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$257K – – –
ICOA
39
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$257K +$276K +6,937 New
PAG
40
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$246K +$7.95K +200 +3%
VFS
41
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$243K -$1.55M -38,885 -87%
NES
42
New England Securities
New York
$241K +$33K +830 +17%
PAS
43
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$136K – – –
DADC
44
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$119K +$59.7K +1,503 +107%
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$107K +$21.9K +550 +27%
Envestnet Asset Management
46
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$49K -$2.15K -54 -4%
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$41K +$39.8K +1,000 New
WA
48
WFG Advisors
Texas
$31K +$10.2K +256 +51%
PTC
49
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$25K +$24.2K +610 New
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$21K – – –
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FTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

53 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $457M — up 26% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FTA positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $29.1M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2.66M.

  • 53 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) as of Q1 2014, up from 45 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $457M of First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $29.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.