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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $285M invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 6

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $243M → $285M (+$41.7M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3941 (+2)

0.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.16%57.72% (-0.44%)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.13%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
9
Increased
20
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$138M +$11.9M +325,615 +9%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$28.3M +$1.95M +53,157 +7%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$21.9M +$3.37M +92,170 +19%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$20.5M -$846K -23,109 -4%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$19.5M +$3.97M +108,321 +26%
CA
6
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$10.1M +$306K +8,350 +3%
BTS
7
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.24M +$14.6K +400 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.61M +$304K +8,310 +6%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.17M +$1.11M +30,249 +27%
HFS
10
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.12M +$18.8K +513 +0.6%
First Trust Advisors
11
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.9M -$4.28M -116,801 -60%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.84M +$652K +17,805 +30%
AIM
13
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$2.77M +$742K +20,275 +37%
VFS
14
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.39M +$908K +24,804 +61%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.01M +$2M +54,695 New
AIG
16
American International Group
New York
$1.97M +$1.66M +45,313 +537%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.84M -$1.28M -34,907 -41%
OC
18
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.52M +$1.52M +41,443 New
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.18M +$1.17M +32,092 New
B
20
Baird
Wisconsin
$927K -$185K -5,055 -17%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$749K +$748K +20,422 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$746K +$91.5K +2,499 +14%
William Blair & Company
23
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$706K
CS
24
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$576K +$5.71K +156 +1%
SNC
25
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$480K -$32.9K -900 -6%

FTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

41 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $285M — up 17% from $243M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new FTA positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11.9M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.28M.

  • 41 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) as of Q3 2013, up from 39 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $285M of First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.9M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q3 2013 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $4.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.