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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $753M invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

220% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 5

140% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 15

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $640M → $753M (+$112M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 75 (+9)

5.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.75% → 60.1% (+5.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
75
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+13.64%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
36
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$28.9M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$19.2M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$11.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$8.37M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$6.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ICM
ICC Capital Management
Florida
-$6.37M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$6.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.32M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$1.79M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JCM
51
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$373K +$85 +2 +0%
Brown Advisory
52
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$333K +$5.13K +120 +2%
RCAG
53
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$320K +$313K +7,321 New
Koshinski Asset Management
54
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$256K +$250K +5,854 New
AA
55
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$209K -$38.1K -893 -16%
DADC
56
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$202K +$73.5K +1,722 +59%
Bank of Montreal
57
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$146K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
58
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$117K +$17.6K +413 +18%
Creative Planning
59
Creative Planning
Kansas
$110K – – –
US Bancorp
60
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$107K +$104K +2,446 New
SEIA
61
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$107K +$105K +2,449 New
WEC
62
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$101K +$75.6K +1,770 +324%
GT
63
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$60K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
64
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$58K -$18.8K -441 -25%
Fifth Third Bancorp
65
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$50K -$19.6K -458 -29%
NFG
66
Next Financial Group
Texas
$37K -$10.2K -238 -22%
WA
67
WFG Advisors
Texas
$33K +$85 +2 +0.3%
ST
68
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$26K – – –
BFEC
69
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$22K – – –
WRM
70
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$22K +$21.4K +500 New
AWM
71
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$18K +$85 +2 +0.5%
WTB
72
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$7K +$7.26K +170 New
AllianceBernstein
73
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2K – – –
BRWA
74
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$5 +$5.13K +120 New
ICM
75
ICC Capital Management
Florida
– -$6.37M -150,000 Closed
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FTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

75 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $753M — up 18% from $640M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new FTA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $28.9M. The largest seller was ICC Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.37M sold.

  • 75 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) as of Q4 2014, up from 66 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $753M of First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $28.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2014 was ICC Capital Management, an estimated $6.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.