First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $322M invested in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 4
85% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 13
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $264M → $322M (+$57.9M)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 58 (+8)
2.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.54% → 54.06% (+2.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Hays Advisory
Franklin,
Tennessee
|
+$22.6M |
| 2 |
SAM
Shamrock Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$22.1M |
| 3 |
FHA
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$6.76M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.38M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.71M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$607K |
| 3 |
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
|
-$495K |
| 4 |
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$492K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$344K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
IPC
51
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Boca Raton,
Florida
| $37K | +$37.1K | +760 | New |
|
52
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $24K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
53
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $20K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $16K | – | – | – |
|
|
MAA
55
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
| $10K | -$34.8K | -714 | -78% |
|
|
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $2K | +$2.19K | +45 | New |
|
|
FHC
57
First Heartland Consultants
Lake St. Louis,
Missouri
| $939 | +$6.68K | +137 | +0.7% |
|
|
MIAN
58
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$492K | -10,110 | Closed |
|
|
ICOA
59
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
| – | -$201K | -4,131 | Closed |
|
60
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$3K | -71 | Closed |
|
61
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$3K | -65 | Closed |
|
FTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
58 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $322M — up 22% from $264M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTC positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hays Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.71M.
- 58 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) as of Q2 2015, up from 50 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $322M of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Hays Advisory, an estimated $22.6M added.
- The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.71M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.