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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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
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
JCM
101
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
AIM
102
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$17K +$12.7K +241 +389%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
103
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$15K -$29.2K -554 -66%
GWM
104
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$10K – – –
SEI Investments
105
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K -$3.53K -67 -34%
HT
106
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$4K +$4.27K +81 New
BWL
107
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$3K – – –
ICOA
108
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$1.56M -30,625 Closed
VF
109
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$814K -15,922 Closed
CI
110
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$445K -8,714 Closed
NPC
111
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$409K -8,004 Closed
NFG
112
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$73K -1,410 Closed
EA
113
Edge Advisors
Georgia
– -$26K -525 Closed
BCI
114
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$4.37K -83 -99%
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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.