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First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 1

117% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 12

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $230M → $284M (+$53.5M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4858 (+10)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

2.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.87%55.9% (-3%)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+20.83%
% of All Funds
1.55%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
12
Increased
26
Reduced
12
Closed
1
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$87.1M +$10.5M +233,895 +14%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26M +$25.1M +559,661 New
SAM
3
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$25.1M -$4.83M -107,660 -17%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$22.2M +$8.82M +196,730 +70%
HA
5
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$22M -$1.2M -26,838 -5%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19.7M +$3.17M +70,619 +20%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$13.2M +$147K +3,285 +1%
FHA
8
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$8.28M -$883K -19,695 -10%
BTS
9
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$6.59M +$636K +14,184 New
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.25M +$2.27M +50,719 +82%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.16M +$2.83M +63,010 +238%
SPC
12
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$3.9M +$3.76M +83,916 New
CA
13
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.89M +$190K +4,233 +5%
CAN
14
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.61M +$3.48M +77,615 New
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.47M +$290K +6,459 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.15M +$564K +12,575 +23%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.04M +$1.02M +22,645 +53%
VFS
18
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$2.5M +$1.25M +27,816 +107%
FAAS
19
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2M +$67K +1,495 +4%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$1.99M -$86.7K -1,933 -4%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.58M +$489K +10,913 +47%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.45M +$484K +10,783 +53%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.42M -$582K -12,970 -30%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.35M -$1.59M -35,491 -55%
First Trust Advisors
25
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.29M -$501K -11,172 -29%

FTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

58 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $284M — up 23% from $230M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new FTC positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Shamrock Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.83M.

  • 58 institutional investors held First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC) as of Q4 2014, up from 48 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $284M of First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Shamrock Asset Management, an estimated $4.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.