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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $423M invested in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 25

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 85 (+11)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $409M → $423M (+$14M)

1.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.1% → 59.98% (-1.1%)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+14.86%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
19
Increased
33
Reduced
25
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$6.3M
2
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
+$4.89M
3
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
+$1.86M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$1.45M
5
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$24M
2
IH
IFC Holdings
Florida
-$3.95M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.72M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$3.6M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWMG
26
Sanchez Wealth Management Group
Florida
$2.58M +$2.44M +40,701 New
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.21M -$438K -7,308 -17%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.11M -$24M -400,000 -92%
TFA
29
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.98M -$539K -8,986 -22%
WS
30
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.9M +$1.86M +31,120 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.84M +$187K +3,115 +12%
SCA
32
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.77M +$157K +2,626 +10%
CFD
33
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$1.74M -$88.8K -1,481 -5%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.63M +$323K +5,396 +25%
Envestnet Asset Management
35
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.49M +$1.02M +17,045 +233%
CS
36
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.48M +$1.45M +24,208 New
FFS
37
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$1.46M +$1.43M +23,871 New
KWM
38
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.45M +$324K +5,413 +30%
KF
39
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1.42M +$959 +16 +0.1%
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$1.4M -$197K -3,295 -13%
CWM
41
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.38M – – –
AG
42
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.28M +$24.5K +409 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.2M -$286K -4,779 -20%
PAG
44
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.15M +$149K +2,487 +16%
LI
45
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$1.09M +$64.8K +1,081 +6%
IH
46
IFC Holdings
Florida
$953K -$3.95M -65,958 -81%
CAN
47
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$916K +$58.6K +977 +7%
SWP
48
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$731K +$53.1K +886 +8%
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$676K -$83.1K -1,386 -11%
MHS
50
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$641K +$87.3K +1,456 +16%
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FTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

85 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $423M — up 3.4% from $409M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FTC positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $24M.

  • 85 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) as of Q4 2017, up from 74 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $423M of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $6.3M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.