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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $640M invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 14

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $564M → $640M (+$76M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6066 (+6)

0.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.25%54.75% (-0.5%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
32
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFS
26
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.14M -$106K -2,444 -8%
MPI
27
Mairs & Power Inc
Minnesota
$1.08M -$96.1K -2,215 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.05M +$485K +11,170 +83%
CAN
29
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1M -$623K -14,367 -38%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$920K +$220K +5,068 +31%
ICOA
31
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$858K -$114K -2,638 -12%
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$848K -$19.7K -455 -2%
William Blair & Company
33
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$696K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$694K +$208K +4,788 +41%
NES
35
New England Securities
New York
$691K +$342K +7,877 +94%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$625K -$26.8K -618 -4%
SHA
37
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$581K +$274K +6,313 +86%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$560K -$121K -2,783 -17%
NPC
39
National Planning Corporation
California
$487K +$502K +11,563 New
MIAN
40
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$412K +$44.2K +1,020 +12%
SF
41
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$398K
WFG
42
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$362K
JCM
43
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$362K +$61.4K +1,415 +20%
MFS
44
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$326K +$66.2K +1,526 +25%
Brown Advisory
45
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$319K
FHC
46
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$263K +$59.5K +1,372 +28%
AA
47
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$241K +$39.5K +911 +19%
RIL
48
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$210K +$214K +4,940 New
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$202K +$206K +4,745 New
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$141K +$144K +3,331 New

FTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

66 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $640M — up 13% from $564M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new FTA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Comerica Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.05M sold.

  • 66 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) as of Q3 2014, up from 60 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $640M of First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was UBS, an estimated $22.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Comerica Securities, an estimated $1.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.