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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

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: 6675 (+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: 11 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$308M +$28.9M +677,695 +11%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$86.2M +$84.2M +1,970,555 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$74.7M -$3.32M -77,710 -4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$52.4M +$8.37M +196,046 +20%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$51.8M +$6.65M +155,779 +15%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$36.5M +$11.7M +275,082 +49%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.9M +$19.2M +450,570 +9,496%
BTS
8
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$13.1M +$49.6K +1,161 +4%
CA
9
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$13M +$66.5K +1,558 +0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M -$6.3M -147,634 -37%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.53M +$1.25M +29,168 +18%
B
12
Baird
Wisconsin
$6.82M +$2.02M +47,209 +43%
HighTower Advisors
13
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.12M +$503K +11,778 +11%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.71M +$4.6M +107,605 New
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.53M +$884K +20,710 +25%
SI
16
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$4.12M -$260K -6,095 -6%
SPC
17
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.98M +$3.88M +90,959 New
OC
18
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$3.95M +$101K +2,357 +3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.94M +$851K +19,924 +28%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.45M +$1.17M +27,295 +53%
AIM
21
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$3.29M +$136K +3,186 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.8M +$200K +4,678 +8%
FAAS
23
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.6M +$249K +5,823 +11%
AIG
24
American International Group
New York
$2.6M +$360K +8,425 +17%
VFS
25
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.46M +$1.26M +29,510 +110%

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.