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First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

112 hedge funds and large institutions have $777M invested in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 31

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $687M → $777M (+$90.2M)

0.59% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.54%67.13% (+0.59%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 117112 (-5)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
112
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.27%
% of All Funds
2.42%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
9
Increased
57
Reduced
31
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$215M +$10.1M +200,255 +5%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$91.1M +$6.69M +132,126 +8%
TIM
3
Total Investment Management
Arizona
$49.3M +$3.34M +66,077 +8%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$47M -$8.07M -159,469 -15%
RJFSA
5
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$37.5M +$4.87M +96,185 +15%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$36M -$5.63M -111,247 -14%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$33M +$8.2M +162,084 +34%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$29.5M +$248K +4,894 +0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.4M +$5.82M +115,068 +32%
PI
10
PFS Investments
Georgia
$22.2M +$4.88M +96,388 +29%
PAG
11
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$19.5M +$1.67M +32,906 +10%
AG
12
Advisor Group
Arizona
$11.9M +$3.41M +67,398 +41%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10M -$1.38M -27,239 -12%
RWMH
14
Riverpoint Wealth Management Holdings
Illinois
$9.36M +$189K +3,737 +2%
GIA
15
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$6.92M +$670K +13,237 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.54M +$567K +11,196 +10%
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$6.32M -$2.51M -49,504 -29%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$5.82M +$131K +2,587 +2%
HI
19
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$4.98M +$720K +14,231 +17%
DADC
20
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$4.93M +$105K +2,067 +2%
CCA
21
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$4.9M -$315K -6,230 -6%
HFS
22
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$4.81M -$121K -2,384 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.77M -$1.05M -20,825 -18%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.75M +$3.84M +75,888 +468%
WI
25
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$4.47M +$426K +8,418 +11%

FTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

112 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $777M — up 13% from $687M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of FTA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.18M sold.

  • 112 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FTA) as of Q1 2019, down from 117 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $777M of First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $8.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.