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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
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110 hedge funds and large institutions have $509M invested in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 25

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 104 → 110 (+6)

7.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.82% → 61.99% (-7.8%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $632M → $509M (-$123M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
110
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+5.77%
% of All Funds
2.45%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
19
Increased
52
Reduced
25
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$11.5M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$8.22M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$6.43M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.95M
5
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
+$4.77M

Top Sellers

1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$77.7M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$21.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$16.5M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.13M
5
SWMG
Sanchez Wealth Management Group
Florida
-$3.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
51
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.31M +$1.01M +16,286 +245%
PNC Financial Services Group
52
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$51.2K +824 +4%
GIA
53
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$1.25M +$1.35M +21,730 New
AIC
54
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$1.18M +$1.27M +20,492 New
TRCT
55
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.16M +$1.25M +20,161 New
KF
56
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1.12M -$21.4K -344 -2%
CFGS
57
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$1.06M +$643K +10,345 +126%
LI
58
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$919K +$4.04K +65 +0.4%
UR
59
USCA RIA
Texas
$906K +$9.26K +149 +1%
SG
60
StoneX Group
New York
$898K +$373 +6 +0%
AT
61
Arden Trust
Delaware
$841K +$431K +6,932 +90%
HIS
62
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$788K +$802K +12,900 New
SWP
63
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$727K +$61.5K +989 +8%
MHS
64
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$716K +$41.2K +663 +6%
SPC
65
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$671K -$208K -3,341 -22%
OC
66
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$641K +$18.8K +302 +3%
BTS
67
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$640K -$372K -5,984 -35%
Baird Financial Group
68
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$584K +$295K +4,741 +87%
MWA
69
Meridian Wealth Advisors
Texas
$467K +$507K +8,150 New
FAIM
70
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$455K -$263K -4,224 -35%
CS
71
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$455K +$25.3K +407 +5%
IWC
72
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$410K +$1.93K +31 +0.4%
SF
73
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$398K – – –
GFPC
74
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$394K +$21.8K +351 +5%
Comerica Bank
75
Comerica Bank
Texas
$361K +$368K +5,913 New
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FTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

110 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $509M — down 19% from $632M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new FTC positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $11.5M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $77.7M.

  • 110 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) as of Q4 2018, up from 104 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $509M of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $11.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $77.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.