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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
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109 hedge funds and large institutions have $721M invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 6

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 109 (+14)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $654M → $721M (+$66.6M)

2.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.89% → 65.19% (+2.3%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 36

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
109
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+14.74%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
38
Reduced
36
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$6.45M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.15M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.35M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$2.22M
5
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

1
IH
IFC Holdings
Florida
-$3.24M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.81M
3
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$1.69M
4
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
-$1.56M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
51
Citigroup
New York
$1.05M +$177K +3,366 +21%
SWP
52
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.02M +$146K +2,775 +17%
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$959K -$132K -2,500 -12%
KWM
54
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$888K +$34.4K +654 +4%
IWM
55
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$870K +$10K +190 +1%
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$862K -$248K -4,715 -23%
FHA
57
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$860K -$174K -3,295 -17%
LI
58
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$764K +$50.3K +954 +7%
BAAM
59
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$746K – – –
First Trust Advisors
60
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$686K -$3.9K -74 -0.6%
William Blair & Company
61
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$675K – – –
BBA
62
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$642K +$619K +11,756 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
63
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$559K -$23.3K -442 -4%
GFPC
64
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$539K +$107K +2,034 +26%
APA
65
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$497K +$479K +9,090 New
CWS
66
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$481K +$464K +8,808 New
UR
67
USCA RIA
Texas
$432K +$203K +3,860 +95%
IH
68
IFC Holdings
Florida
$425K -$3.24M -61,512 -89%
SF
69
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$420K – – –
VA
70
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$408K +$393K +7,466 New
TSS
71
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$381K +$367K +6,973 New
WFG
72
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$372K -$2.37K -45 -0.7%
MHS
73
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$355K +$73.3K +1,391 +27%
CAN
74
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$351K +$338K +6,423 New
SG
75
StoneX Group
New York
$314K +$13.2K +250 +5%
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FTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

109 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $721M — up 10% from $654M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new FTA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.45M. The largest seller was IFC Holdings, cutting an estimated $3.24M.

  • 109 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) as of Q4 2017, up from 95 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $721M of First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $6.45M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was IFC Holdings, an estimated $3.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.