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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
US Bancorp
76
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$302K -$37.3K -708 -11%
Koshinski Asset Management
77
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$287K -$37.2K -706 -12%
MCM
78
Mengis Capital Management
Oregon
$286K – – –
BRWA
79
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$282K +$271K +5,147 New
Ameriprise
80
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$244K -$1.47M -27,856 -86%
AA
81
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$240K -$73.7K -1,400 -24%
JCM
82
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$228K – – –
MOS
83
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$142K +$137K +2,592 New
SG Americas Securities
84
SG Americas Securities
New York
$110K -$193K -3,665 -65%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
85
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$101K +$5.16K +98 +6%
BTIS
86
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$96K +$93K +1,765 New
WAP
87
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$94K +$474 +9 +0.5%
TRCT
88
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$92K -$675K -12,814 -88%
Fifth Third Bancorp
89
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$79K +$76.6K +1,455 New
AWA
90
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$78K +$74.7K +1,418 New
ASN
91
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$75K +$46.1K +875 +175%
SPIA
92
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$59K – – –
AssetMark Inc
93
AssetMark Inc
California
$54K – – –
ST
94
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$33K – – –
WC
95
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$33K +$31.4K +596 New
TC
96
Trust Company
Kansas
$31K – – –
WEC
97
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$30.9K – – –
BCP
98
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$30K +$28.9K +548 New
GRP
99
Global Retirement Partners
California
$29K -$4.74K -90 -15%
CFA
100
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$26K – – –
1 2 3
4
5

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.