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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $436M invested in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

94% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 16

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $356M → $436M (+$80.6M)

3.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.36%60.81% (+3.4%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6264 (+2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $251K

Holders
64
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
10
Increased
31
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
$251K
Net Calls
-$251K
Net Calls Change
-$223K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.27M +$51.7K +1,072 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.16M -$32.1K -666 -3%
FHC
28
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.03M +$109K +2,261 +12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1M +$427K +8,857 +74%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$877K +$345K +7,142 +65%
First Trust Advisors
31
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$832K -$2.61K -54 -0.3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
32
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$820K +$822K +17,028 New
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$744K +$507K +10,503 +213%
BTS
34
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$708K +$95.7K +1,983 +16%
OC
35
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$620K +$130K +2,704 +27%
AIM
36
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$609K +$64.3K +1,332 +12%
VAM
37
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$582K -$113K -2,337 -16%
SPC
38
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$522K +$523K +10,837 New
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$506K +$24.7K +511 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$497K -$109K -2,255 -18%
CAN
41
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$493K +$49.5K +1,025 +11%
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$465K -$39.1K -811 -8%
CS
43
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$368K +$368K +7,624 New
SWP
44
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$350K
WA
45
WFG Advisors
Texas
$338K +$96.1K +1,991 +40%
SF
46
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$335K
PFS
47
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$327K +$16.6K +344 +5%
LI
48
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$287K -$20.4K -422 -7%
KA
49
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$287K +$63K +1,305 +28%
IH
50
IFC Holdings
Florida
$285K +$40.6K +842 +17%

FTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

64 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $436M — up 23% from $356M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new FTC positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $27.6M. The largest seller was Shamrock Asset Management, cutting an estimated $5.02M.

  • 64 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) as of Q4 2015, up from 62 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $436M of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $27.6M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Shamrock Asset Management, an estimated $5.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.